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The Allegorical Impulse in the Works of Julien Gracq History as Rhetorical Enactment in Le Rivage des Syrtes and Un balcon en forêt / by Carol J. Murphy.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Murphy, Carol J.
- Series:
- North Carolina studies in the Romance languages and literatures ; Number 250.
- North Carolina Studies in the Romance Languages and Literatures ; Number 250
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Gracq, Julien, 1910-2007. Balcon en forêt.
- Gracq, Julien, 1910-2007. Rivage des Syrtes.
- History in literature.
- Allegory.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (205 pages).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2019
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : U.N.C. Dept. of Romance Languages, 1995.
- Summary:
- The first extensive English language study of Julien Gracq's work, this book focuses on the role of history in his two major novels and his critical essays.Carol Murphy draws on contemporary theories of allegory, textuality, and history in her analysis of the interplay of fictional and factual history in Gracq's writings.
- Contents:
- Cover
- THE ALLEGORICAL IMPULSE IN THE WORKS OF JULIEN GRACQ: HISTORY AS RHETORICAL ENACTMENT IN LE RIVAGE DES SYRTES AND UN BALCON EN FORÊT
- Title
- Copyright
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Dedication
- PREFACE
- I. INTRODUCTION
- II. GRACQ AND THE ALLEGORICAL IMPULSE
- III. TEXTUALITY AS HISTORY IN LE RIVAGE DES SYRTES
- IV. THE SURREALITY OF HISTORY IN UN BALCON EN FORÊT
- AFTERWORD
- WORKS CITED
- Back Cover.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 195-199).
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-4696-4257-3
- OCLC:
- 1080549364
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