French orientalist literature in Algeria, 1845-1884 : colonial hauntings / Sage Goellner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goellner, Sage, author.

Series:

After the empire

After the empire : the Francophone world and postcolonial France

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872--Criticism and interpretation.

Gautier, Théophile.

Fromentin, Eugène, 1820-1876--Criticism and interpretation.

Fromentin, Eugène.

Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923--Criticism and interpretation.

Loti, Pierre.

Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880--Criticism and interpretation.

Flaubert, Gustave.

Flaubert, Gustave, 1821-1880.

Loti, Pierre, 1850-1923.

Fromentin, Eugène, 1820-1876.

Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872.

French literature--19th century--History and criticism.

French literature.

Orientalism in literature.

French--Algeria--In literature.

French.

Criticism and interpretation.

Algeria--In literature.

Algeria.

Physical Description:

x, 135 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2018]

Summary:

"Through literary and historical readings, this book explores how France was haunted by the violence of its colonial efforts in Algeria. With a unique combination of literary, philosophical, and archival analyses, it provides a new perspective on literary works from the French colonial period, while addressing questions of history, trauma, memory, and culture"-- Provided by publishere.

Contents:

Introduction

Chapter 1. Subjectivity undone: Théophile Gautier's Algeria

Chapter 2. The unsettled: Eugène Fromentin's haunted journeys

Chapter 3. Battlefields and barbarians: Salammbô and Its historical contexts

Chapter 4. Le mal de la kasbah: Pierre Loti in Algiers

Afterword.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Goellner, Sage. French orientalist literature in Algeria, 1845-1884.

ISBN:

9781498538725

149853872X

OCLC:

1014035699