During the French Revolution, traditional literary forms such as the sentimental novel and the moral tale dominate literary production. At first glance, it might seem that these texts are unaffected by the upheavals in France; in fact they reveal not only a surprising engagement with politics but also an internalised emotional response to the turbulence of the period.
In this innovative and wide-ranging study, Katherine Astbury uses trauma theory as a way of exploring the apparent contradiction between the proliferation of non-political literary texts and the events of the Revolution....
During the French Revolution, traditional literary forms such as the sentimental novel and the moral tale dominate literary production. At first glanc...
Ce volume provient d un colloque sur le male en France 1715-1830 qui eut lieu a l Institut francais de Londres en septembre 2002 avec, bien sur, des modifications et de nouveaux articles. Les annees 1715-1830 sont marquees par de profonds bouleversements dans la vie politique, sociale, et litteraire de la France. De Gil Blas a Armance, ce volume trace le developpement de la representation du male dans la fiction, le theatre et la presse de l epoque. Depuis plusieurs annees, l accent a ete mis sur la femme, mais ici les -gender studies- sont reequilibrees en considerant le role...
Ce volume provient d un colloque sur le male en France 1715-1830 qui eut lieu a l Institut francais de Londres en septembre 2002 avec, bien sur, des m...
This book examines the politics of legitimacy as they played out across Europe in response to Napoleon's dramatic return to power in France after his exile to Elba in 1814.
This book examines the politics of legitimacy as they played out across Europe in response to Napoleon's dramatic return to power in France after his ...
