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UNINA9910464097903321 |
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Titolo |
Evil in contemporary French and francophone literature [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Scott M. Powers |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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Newcastle upon Tyne, : Cambridge Scholars, 2011 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-14188-4 |
1-4438-2616-2 |
9786613141880 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (226 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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French literature - 20th century - History and criticism |
French literature - 21st century - History and criticism |
Evil in literature |
Ethics in literature |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-211) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND/AS EVIL; THE MONSTER WITHIN; WRITING WHAT CANNOT BE SAID; THE PO/ETHICS OF THE CHILD TESTIMONY; BEIGBEDERS EVIL PERSONAE IN WINDOWS ON THE WORLD; IS KINDLY JUST KINKY?IRONY AND EVIL IN JONATHAN LITTELL'S THE KINDLY ONES; JONATHAN LITTELL'S THE KINDLY ONES; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Evil remains a primary source of inquiry in contemporary literature of French expression, even among its most secular writers. In considering French-speaking authors from France, Belgium, the United States, the Maghreb, and Sub-Saharan Africa, this collection delineates a rich international perspective on some of the most disturbing events of our time. Each essay testifies to the urgency expressed in works of fiction to give an account of human catastrophes, from the Shoah and the Rwandan gen... |
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