French Face of Joseph Conrad

Klappentext A large-scale account of Conrad's extensive involvement with the French literary tradition. Zusammenfassung A large-scale account of Conrad's extensive involvement with the French literary tradition! Yves Hervouet's book is a milestone in our understanding of his work. It will have a major impact on Conrad scholarship and as a study of cross-cultural influence! it will be of interest to all students of comparative literature in the period. Inhaltsverzeichnis Foreword; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Conrad's French Literary and Cultural Background: 1. A part of Conrad's life; Part II. Conrad's Debt to French Authors: 2. The early fiction; 3. The first phase of maturity; 4. The second phase of maturity; 5. The third phase of maturity and the last decade; 6. Critical writings; Part III. Conrad's Philosophical and Aesthetic Inheritance: 7. Conrad and Anatole France; 8. Conrad and Gustave Flaubert; Part IV. Conclusion: 9. Conclusion appendix; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Yves Hervouet, Yves (Lancaster University) Hervouet, HERVOUET YVES
• Mitarbeit: Newman Lindsay (Vorwort)
• Verlag: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 31.07.2008
• EAN: 9780521069298
• ISBN: 978-0-521-06929-8
• Seiten: 372
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaft > Englische Sprachwissenschaft / Literaturwissenschaft; French, English, LITERARY CRITICISM / European / French, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 20th Century, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form