The Evolution of the French Novel, 1641-1782English Showalter, Jr.
Showalter, English.
The Evolution of the French Novel, 1641-1782English Showalter, Jr. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, (c)2015., (c)1972. - 1 online resource (380 pages) - Princeton Legacy Library .
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Includes bibliographies and index.
In France between 1641 and 1782 the romance developed into the novel. Mr. Showalter's intensive study of the novel, particularly during the critical period 1700-1720, shows that an important movement toward nineteenth century realism was taking place. To trace this development the author has selected five phenomena-time, space, names, money, and the narrator-and follows their treatment throughout the period to show why romance tended toward the novel. To show the working-out of these ideas there is a detailed analysis of one novel, Robert Challe's Les Illustres Francoises, which can be prec.
9781400871117
French fiction--History and criticism.--18th century
Electronic Books.
PQ645 / .E965 2015
The Evolution of the French Novel, 1641-1782English Showalter, Jr. - Princeton : Princeton University Press, (c)2015., (c)1972. - 1 online resource (380 pages) - Princeton Legacy Library .
Description based upon print version of record. Contents
Includes bibliographies and index.
In France between 1641 and 1782 the romance developed into the novel. Mr. Showalter's intensive study of the novel, particularly during the critical period 1700-1720, shows that an important movement toward nineteenth century realism was taking place. To trace this development the author has selected five phenomena-time, space, names, money, and the narrator-and follows their treatment throughout the period to show why romance tended toward the novel. To show the working-out of these ideas there is a detailed analysis of one novel, Robert Challe's Les Illustres Francoises, which can be prec.
9781400871117
French fiction--History and criticism.--18th century
Electronic Books.
PQ645 / .E965 2015