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Record Nr.

UNINA9910818368003321

Autore

Ziegler Robert <1947->

Titolo

Octave Mirbeau's fictions of the transcendental / / Robert Ziegler

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Newark, [Delaware] : , : University of Delaware Press, , 2015

©2015

ISBN

1-61149-561-X

1-61149-562-8

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (223 p.)

Disciplina

848/.91409

Soggetti

Suffering in literature

Psychic trauma in literature

Transcendence (Philosophy) in literature

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 The Pardoner; 2 The Seer; 3 The Stranger; 4 The Brother; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Sommario/riassunto

<span><span>Showing how Octave Mirbeau controverts the existence of a Christian god, this study argues that Mirbeau never abandons his exploration of life's mysteries, apprehensions of the infinite that come from a refinement of his art and an identification with his brothers.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>