The Evolution of the French Novel, 1641-1782 / / Elaine Showalter.

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 se...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1931-1979
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Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2015]
©1972
Year of Publication:2015
Language:English
Series:Princeton Legacy Library ; 1602
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Physical Description:1 online resource (382 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Preface
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • I. Romans, Romances, Nouvelles, and Novels
  • II. Purposes of the Novel
  • III. Techniques of Realism in Early Fiction
  • IV. Robert Challe's Les lllustres Francoises
  • V. The Individual Against Society in the Eighteenth- Century French Novel
  • VI. The Emergence of the Novel
  • Index