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Record Nr.

UNINA9910255097603321

Autore

Thompson Hannah

Titolo

Reviewing Blindness in French Fiction, 1789–2013 / / by Hannah Thompson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2017

ISBN

9781137435118

1137435119

Edizione

[1st ed. 2017.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (IX, 199 p.)

Collana

Literary Disability Studies, , 2947-7417

Disciplina

809.4

Soggetti

European literature

Fiction

Literature, Modern - 18th century

Literature, Modern - 19th century

European Literature

Fiction Literature

Eighteenth-Century Literature

Nineteenth-Century Literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- Chapter One: The French Metanarrative of Blindness -- Chapter Two: The Creative ‘Look’ of the Blind ‘Seer’ -- Chapter Three: Non-Visual Language and Descriptive Blindness -- Chapter Four: Male Desire and the Paradox of Blind Sexuality -- Chapter Five: Silenced Sexualities: Listening to the Voice of the Blind Woman -- Chapter Six: Blind Assassins -- Chapter Seven: Science, Fantasy and (In)Visible Blindness -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index.-.

Sommario/riassunto

‘Through thoughtful juxtapositions in modern French fiction, Thompson posits text as both a material and critical encounter in order to celebrate blindness and topple stereotypes. Masterful analyses demonstrate the eloquence of “blind” narrative in cultivating the pleasure of the unexpected and shaping representation in Western traditions.’ — Tammy Berberi, Associate Professor of French, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA.