The Novels of Claude Simon / J. A. E. Loubère.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Loubère, J. A. E. (Joyce Amy Evelyn), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Simon, Claude--Criticism and interpretation.

Simon, Claude.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 p.)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, [1975]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

This lucid and illuminating study traces the development of an extraordinary experimental writer from his earliest work of the 1940's to his most recent fiction. Ms. Loubère assesses Simon's aims and achievements, and parallels his development as a novelist to the development of the modern novel itself, showing how both moved from traditionalist forms and material toward the highly idiosyncratic "New Novel." After discussing his early works, she devotes a chapter each to Le Vent, L'Herbe, La Route des Flandres, Le Palace, Histoire, La Bataille de Pharsale, Les Corps conducteurs, and Triptyque. Step by step, she points out the changes in technique and focus that occur in each succeeding novel as Simon rejects conventional forms and introduces new ones.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Acknowledgments

Introduction

1. The First Novels

2. Le Vent

3. L'Herbe

4. La Route des Flandres

5. Le Palace

6. Histoire

7. La Bataille de Pharsale

8. Les Corps conducteurs

9. Triptyque

10. Reflections

Selected Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 26. Nov 2019)

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781501744204

1501744208

OCLC:

1129174780