From cannibals to radicals : figures and limits of exoticism / / Roger Celestin

• Autore: Celestin Roger
• Pubblicazione: Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c1996
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (268 p.)
• Disciplina: 840.9
• Soggetto topico: French literature - History and criticism; Exoticism in literature; Culture conflict in literature
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-249) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction: Exotic/Exoticism: Moving the Wor(l)d Around; 1. Montaigne: The Private, Savage Self; 2. Bougainville and Diderot: The Static Explorer and the Chameleon Philosopher; 3. Flaubert: The Cannibal Stylist; 4. Barthes: The Splendor of the Signifier; 5. Naipaul: The ""Exotic"" View; Conclusion: Trinkets from Outer Space; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: In this fascinating analysis, Roger Célestin examines the concept of exoticism from a historical and literary perspective. Through close readings of works by Montaigne, Diderot, Flaubert, Barthes, and Naipaul, Célestin examines the way these writers have challenged representations of cultural identity in their time.
• Titolo autorizzato: From cannibals to radicals
• ISBN: 0-8166-8647-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910820800003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II