The Nouveau Roman Fiction, Theory and Politics |
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| Author:
| Britton, Celia |
| ISBN: | 978-1-349-22339-8 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1992 |
| Publisher: | Palgrave Macmillan
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $199.00 |
Book Description:
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The Nouveau Roman writers have been actively involved in the theory as well as the practice of fiction, participating in a series of vigorous debates on issues such as the political significance of literature, formalism and structuralism, the status of the author, etc. This study discusses Robbe-Grillet, Sarraute, Simon, Butor and Ricardou, analysing both the interaction of their own theory and fiction and their reactions to the work of figures such as Sartre, Barthes, Lvi-Strauss,...
More DescriptionThe Nouveau Roman writers have been actively involved in the theory as well as the practice of fiction, participating in a series of vigorous debates on issues such as the political significance of literature, formalism and structuralism, the status of the author, etc. This study discusses Robbe-Grillet, Sarraute, Simon, Butor and Ricardou, analysing both the interaction of their own theory and fiction and their reactions to the work of figures such as Sartre, Barthes, Lvi-Strauss, Sollers and Kristeva.