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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The reading of Proust The reading of Proust David Ellison xiii, 212 p OL11390734W
The libertine's nemesis The libertine's nemesis J. E. Fowler "What is the role of the prude in the 'roman libertin'? James Fowler argues that in the most famous novels of the genre (by Richardson, Crébillon fils, Laclos and Sade) the prude is not the libertine… OL16452838W
Proust's overcoat Proust's overcoat Lorenza Foschini "Jacques GuErin was a prominent businessman at the head of his family's successful perfume company, but his real passion was for rare books and literary manuscripts. From the time he was a young man,… OL16676086W
Asymptote Asymptote Robert Ziegler "Asymptote: An Approach to Decadent Fiction offers a radically new approach to the psychology of Decadent creation. Rejecting traditional arguments that Decadence is a celebration of deviance and ex… OL16939543W
Garlic, mint & sweet basil Garlic, mint & sweet basil Jean-Claude Izzo 107 p. ; 21 cm OL19968899W
French existentialist fiction French existentialist fiction Terry Keefe Broadly dividing the fiction of Sartre, Camus and Beauvoir into three periods - pre-World War II, wartime, and post-war - the book shows how the moral perspectives of the authors, as illustrated in t… OL2720535W
La femme dans le monde imaginaire de Georges Bernanos La femme dans le monde imaginaire de Georges Bernanos Astrid Heyer p. cm OL3241327W
Defective Inspectors Defective Inspectors Simon Kemp Crime fiction is a popular target for literary pastiche in France. From the nouveau roman and the Oulipo group to the current avant-garde, writers have seized on the genre to exploit it for their own… OL3254898W
Figures of alterity Figures of alterity Lawrence R. Schehr "Figures of Alterity studies French realistic fiction from 1830 to 1930, focusing primarily on the construction of subjects of discourse and action in the works of Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Mirbeau, Pr… OL3335235W
Real Time Real Time David F. Bell viii, 157 pages ; 24 cm OL4277770W
Madame Bovary Madame Bovary James Lamar Roberts The original CliffsNotes study guides offer expert commentary on major themes, plots, characters, literary devices, and historical background. With CliffsNotes on Madame Flaubert, you'll gain insig… OL6224662W
Fiction Now (Dalkey Archive Scholarly) (Dalkey Archive Scholarly) Fiction Now (Dalkey Archive Scholarly) (Dalkey Archive Scholarly) Warren Motte "Fiction Now reports on the current state of the novel in France, taking a series of soundings within the compass of innovative French writing since 2001"--Jacket. OL8418413W