The evolution of the French novel, 1641-1782 / English Showalter, Jr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Showalter, English, author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French fiction--17th century--History and criticism.

French fiction.

French fiction--18th century--History and criticism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (380 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1972.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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 precisely located in the chain of literary influence. Its central theme of the individual in conflict with society was well suited to the forms available to the eighteenth century novelist. Consequently it appears repeatedly in important novels of the period, showing that the evolutionary process worked to some degree even on subject matter.Originally published in 1972.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Preface

Contents

Introduction

I. Romans, Romances, Nouvelles, and Novels

II. Purposes of the Novel

III. Techniques of Realism in Early Fiction

IV. Robert Challe's Les lllustres Francoises

V. The Individual Against Society in the Eighteenth- Century French Novel

VI. The Emergence of the Novel

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 08. Jul 2019)

Description based on print version record.

Includes index.

ISBN:

9780691646404

0691646406

9780691619521

0691619522

9781400871117

1400871115

OCLC:

902958367