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The Novel of Worldliness: Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, Stendhal
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Full Title:
The Novel of Worldliness: Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, Stendhal
Contributors:
By (Author) Peter Brooks
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
15th February 2016
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers
Dewey:
840.9
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
306
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
Weight:
425g
Description
Contending that a search for "realism" distorts the writing of Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, and Stendahl, Peter Brooks considers their novels with reference to the manner in which the characters explore their worth and pursue their own systems of relationships. The novels discussed are used as examples of the fictional exploitation of the drama inh
