The return of the author / Eugen Simion ; edited with an introduction by James W. Newcomb ; translated from Romanian by James W. Newcomb and Lidia Vianu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Simion, Eugen.

Contributor:

Newcomb, James W.

Series:

Rethinking theory

Standardized Title:

Întoarcerea autorului. English

Language:

English

Romanian

Subjects (All):

French literature--20th century--History and criticism.

French literature.

Physical Description:

vi, 220 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, [1996]

Summary:

The Romanian critic Eugen Simion contests leading twentieth-century critics who deny the author a place in criticism by maintaining that the author's life can tell us nothing about his or her literary works. Simion demonstrates that writers, including Proust, Malraux, and Barthes among others, who eschew the old biographical criticism themselves look into authors' lives-most notably, their own--for insights into the persons behind their works.

Notes:

Not all the original essays are included.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-216) and index.

ISBN:

0810112728

0810112736

OCLC:

34576722