Reproductions of banality : fascism, literature, and French intellectual life / Alice Yaeger Kaplan ; foreword by Russell Berman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kaplan, Alice Yaeger.

Series:

Theory and history of literature ; v. 36.

Theory and history of literature ; v. 36

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Fascism--France--History.

Fascism.

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

French literature.

France--Intellectual life--20th century.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxix, 214 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c1986.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Reproductions of Banality was first published in 1986. Minnesota Archive Editions uses digital technology to make long-unavailable books once again accessible, and are published unaltered from the original University of Minnesota Press editions. An established fascist state has never existed in France, and after World War II there was a tendency to blame the Nazi Occupation for the presence of fascists within the country. Yet the memory of fascism within their ranks still haunts French intellectuals, and questions about a French version of fascist ideology have returned to the political forefront.

Contents:

Contents; Acknowledgments; Foreword: The Wandering Z: Reflections on Kaplan's Reproductions of Banality; Translations and Documentation; Fascism: Etymologies and Political Usage; 1. Theoretical Voices; 2. Fascism and Banality; 3. Slogan Text: Sorel; 4. Bodies and Landscapes: Marinetti, Drieu la Rochelle, and Céline; 5. Broadcasting: Rebatet; 6. The Movies: Bardèche and Brasillach; 7. The Late Show: Conversations with Maurice Bardèche; References; Index

Notes:

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8240-2

OCLC:

476092909