The Melodramatic Imagination : : Balzac, Henry James, Melodrama, and the Mode of Excess / / Peter Brooks.
Examines the mode of heightened dramatization inextricably bound up with the modern novel's effort to signify in an attempt to define and sharpen the term 'melodramatic' as it applies to the classic French melodrama as it came to be established after the Revolution in the 19th century...
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Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1984] ©1984 |
Year of Publication: | 1984 |
Language: | English |
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Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Other title: | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. The Melodramatic Imagination -- 2. The Aesthetics of Astonishment -- 3. The Text of Muteness -- 4. Melodrama and Romantic Dramatization -- 5. Balzac: Representation And Signification -- 6. Henry James And The Melodrama Of Consciousness -- Conclusion: Melodrama, A Central Poetry -- Notes -- Index |
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Summary: | Examines the mode of heightened dramatization inextricably bound up with the modern novel's effort to signify in an attempt to define and sharpen the term 'melodramatic' as it applies to the classic French melodrama as it came to be established after the Revolution in the 19th century. |
Format: | Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web. |
ISBN: | 9780231886413 9783110442489 |
DOI: | 10.7312/broo91978 |
Access: | restricted access |
Hierarchical level: | Monograph |
Statement of Responsibility: | Peter Brooks. |