Robert Louis Stevenson and Nineteenth-Century French Literature : : Literary Relations at the Fin de Siècle / / Katherine Ashley.

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• VerfasserIn: Ashley, Katherine,
• Place / Publishing House: Edinburgh : : Edinburgh University Press, , [2022]; ©2022
• Year of Publication: 2022
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (232 p.)

A comparative literary history that explores Robert Louis Stevenson and French literatureAnalyses Stevenson’s views on the evolution of the novel in France, particularly in relation to realism, romance and naturalismSheds light on how Stevenson’s use of French contributes to his distinct stylePresents detailed information on French translations of Stevenson, with an emphasis on highbrow and general publishersContextualises the role Stevenson played within French literary debates at the fin de siècleThis study looks at French literature from Stevenson’s perspective and at Stevenson from a French perspective. Shedding light on how Stevenson’s use of French contributes to his distinct style, and how and why the earliest French critics translated, disseminated and interpreted his books, it does so in context of the debates surrounding the development of the novel at the fin de siècle. Readers learn how the artistic debates taking place in France contributed to the evolution of Stevenson’s art, but also how Stevenson became a model of literary innovation for French authors and critics who were seeking to renew the French novel.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Note on References -- Introduction: ‘The Complete Gaul’ -- 1 Stevenson as a Reader of French Literature -- 2 Stevenson as a Writer of French -- 3 French Translations and Translators of Stevenson -- 4 Stevenson in French Literary History -- Postscript -- Appendix A Stevenson in Translation: Serials and Magazines -- Appendix B Stevenson in Translation: Books -- Bibliography -- Index