| Francophone Literatures: An Introductory Survey Contributor(s): Jack, Belinda (Author) |
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ISBN: 0198715072 ISBN-13: 9780198715078 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $223.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1996 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Language Arts & Disciplines | Linguistics - General |
| Dewey: 840.9 |
| LCCN: 96017161 |
| Lexile Measure: 1420 |
| Physical Information: 0.88" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.21 lbs) 312 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The canon of French literature has undergone substantial transforation in recent years and francophone literature is now an increasingly important element in French literature courses. This study introduces the diverse literatures from the numerous French-speaking areas around the world, including Africa, French Canada, and both the Caribbean and Indian Ocean Creole islands, among others. Moving region by region, Jack details the ways in which the most important authors establish a post-colonial and linguistically and culturally unique literary tradition while they subvert--through rewriting, parody, and pastiche--the established French literary tradition. More importantly, she suggests a new critical approach for understanding these various French-speaking cultures and, consequently, the French culture which they recast and subvert. |