The later novels of Victor Hugo : variations on the politics and poetics of transcendence / Kathryn M. Grossman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Grossman, Kathryn M.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

French literature.

Hugo, Victor, 1802-1885--Criticism and interpretation.

Hugo, Victor.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (298 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.

Summary:

This study places the last three novels of Hugo's maturity - 'Les Travailleurs de la Mer' (1866), 'L'Homme Qui Rit' (1869) and 'Quatrevingt-Treize' (1874) - within the context of his artistic development after the success of 'Les Miserables' (1862), thereby illuminating the shift from a poetics of harmony to one of transcendence.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Abbreviations; Introduction; 1. From Han d'Islande to Les Misérables and Beyond; 2. Monsters, Marvels, and Transport in Les Travailleurs de la mer; 3. Dystopia and Poetic Vision in L'Homme qui rit; 4. Romanticism and Utopia: Quatrevingt-Treize and Endless Revolution; Conclusion; Select Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; U; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on Apr. 19, 2012).

Includes bibliographical references (p.[265]-275) and index.

ISBN:

9786613662699

1-280-68575-1

0-19-163643-6

OCLC:

922970987