The Fantastic in France and Russia in the 19th Century - In Pursuit of Hesitation (Hardcover)

Hesitation between a natural or supernatural interpretation of fictional events is the life-blood of the fantastic, but just how is this hesitation provoked? In this detailed and insightful study, Claire Whitehead uses examples from nineteenth-century French and Russian literature to provide a range of narrative and syntactic answers to this question. A close reading of eight key works by Alexander Pushkin, Vladimir Odoevskii, Nikolai Gogol, Fedor Dostoevskii, Theophile Gautier, Prosper Merimee and Guy de Maupassant illustrates the decisive role played in the provocation of ambiguity by factors such as modalization, point of view, multiple voice and narrative authority. The analysis of hesitation experienced in works depicting madness or ironic self-consciousness advocates the inclusion into the genre of previously marginalized texts. The close comparison of works from these two national traditions shows that the fundamental discursive features of the fantastic do not belong to any one language.

General

Imprint:	Maney Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2006
First published:	2006
Authors:	Claire Whitehead
Dimensions:	246 x 174 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	184
ISBN-13:	978-1-904350-56-9
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: history & criticism > Literary studies > 19th century Promotions
LSN:	1-904350-56-9
Barcode:	9781904350569

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!