| Intimacy and Distance: Conflicting Cultures in Nineteenth-Century France Contributor(s): Lewis, Philippa (Author) |
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ISBN: 1781885133 ISBN-13: 9781781885130 Publisher: Legenda OUR PRICE: $104.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Literary Criticism | Modern - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 158.2 |
| LCCN: 2017478815 |
| Series: Legenda |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6.69" W x 9.61" (1.15 lbs) 200 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: What do we mean when we talk about intimacy? And when did we begin to talk about intimacy? Rather than approach the concept as an age-old aspect of love, friendship or desire, Intimacy and Distance identifies the nineteenth century as a period in which intimacy and its lexicon came sharply to the fore. Drawing on a diverse range of literary and non-literary sources, Lewis makes a case for thinking historically about intimacy, and recognising its centrality to nineteenth-century reading and writing practices. The book brings together both canonical and neglected writers, from Baudelaire, Flaubert, and Barbey d'Aurevilly to Sainte-Beuve, Eug ne Fromentin, and Eug nie de Gu rin. Looking beyond boundaries of genre, it analyses verse and prose poetry, diaries and narrative fiction, and arts journalism and travel writing. Lewis demonstrates not only the impact of the idea of intimacy on nineteenth-century French culture, but also the complex aesthetic and ideological conflicts it could incite. Philippa Lewis is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow at the University of Bristol. |