Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780719085901
Publisert
2012-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Vekt
177 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
132
Forfatter
Biographical note
Christopher Lloyd is Professor of French at Durham University.
With the aim of encouraging a critical rereading of Mirbeau’s most durable works, this study examines his problematic status as a producer of fictions, his use of humour and cruelty, and his treatment of social class and biological diversity, making detailed reference to four books written in the second half of his career: Le Jardin des supplices, Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, Les 21 Jours d’un neurasthénique and La 628-E8
Les mer
An examination fo the major fiction writing of Octave Marie Henry Mirbeau.
1. The Quest for Mirbeau2. Humour, cruelty, caricature3. Petals of blood4. In my lady’s chamber5. Mirberaus’ hedgehog6. Travelling manConclusionBibliography
With the aim of encouraging a critical rereading of Mirbeau’s most durable works, this study examines his problematic status as a producer of fictions, his use of humour and cruelty, and his treatment of social class and biological diversity, making detailed reference to four books written in the second half of his career: Le Jardin des supplices, Le Journal d’une femme de chambre, Les 21 Jours d’un neurasthénique and La 628-E8
Les mer
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780719085901
Publisert
2012-06-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Manchester University Press
Vekt
177 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Dybde
8 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
132
Forfatter