The metamorphoses of the self the mystic, the sensualist, and the artist in the works of Julien Green /

Dunaway, John M., 1945-

The metamorphoses of the self the mystic, the sensualist, and the artist in the works of Julien Green / John M. Dunaway. - Lexington : The University Press of Kentucky, (c)1978. - 1 online resource (126 pages). - Studies in Romance languages ; 19 .

Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. Journal and Autobiography: The First Two Selves; 2. The Pilgrim's Descent: Le Voyageur sur Ia terre; 3. Self-Discovery in L'Autre sommeil; 4. Escape and Deliverance in Le Visionnaire and Minuit; 5. The Violence of the South: Moïra and Sud; 6. The Concept of the Third Self; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; O; P; R; S; T; V.

American writer Julien Green's (1900--1998) origins, artistic motivation, and identity was a source of mystery and confusion even for those that most fêted him. The first non-French national to be elected to the Académie française, Green authored several novels (The Dark Journey, The Closed Garden, Moira, Each Man in His Darkness, and the Dixie trilogy), a four-volume autobiography (The Green Paradise, The War at Sixteen, Love in America and Restless Youth), and his famous Diary. In this study, John. M Dunaway begins with an examination of the autobiographical context of Julien Green's wor.



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Green, Julien, 1900-1998 --Criticism and interpretation.


Green, Julien, 1900-1998--Criticism and interpretation.
Psychological fiction, French--History and criticism.
Self in literature.
Psychological fiction, French--History and criticism.
Self in literature.


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