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The Evolution of the French Novel, 1641-1782
By (Author) English Showalter
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
19th May 2015
United States
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
843.4
Paperback
382
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
510g
In France between 1641 and 1782 the romance developed into the novel. Mr. Showalter's intensive study of the novel, particularly during the critical period 1700-1720, shows that an important movement toward nineteenth century realism was taking place. To trace this development the author has selected five phenomena--time, space, names, money, and t