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1 online resource (220 pages) |
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text file |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; POLITICAL VIOLENCE AND/AS EVIL; THE MONSTER WITHIN; WRITING WHAT CANNOT BE SAID; THE PO/ETHICS OF THE CHILD TESTIMONY; BEIGBEDERS EVIL PERSONAE IN WINDOWS ON THE WORLD; IS KINDLY JUST KINKY?IRONY AND EVIL IN JONATHAN LITTELL'S THE KINDLY ONES; JONATHAN LITTELL'S THE KINDLY ONES; REFERENCES; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX. |
Summary |
Evil remains a primary source of inquiry in contemporary literature of French expression, even among its most secular writers. In considering French-speaking authors from France, Belgium, the United States, the Maghreb, and Sub-Saharan Africa, this collection delineates a rich international perspective on some of the most disturbing events of our time. Each essay testifies to the urgency expressed in works of fiction to give an account of human catastrophes, from the Shoah and the Rwandan gen ... |
Local Note |
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Subject |
French literature -- 20th century -- History and criticism.
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French literature. |
Chronological Term |
20th century |
Subject |
French literature -- 21st century -- History and criticism.
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Chronological Term |
21st century |
Subject |
Good and evil in literature.
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Good and evil in literature. |
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Ethics in literature.
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Ethics in literature. |
Chronological Term |
1900-2099 |
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Electronic books.
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Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Added Author |
Powers, Scott M.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Powers, Scott M. Evil in Contemporary French and Francophone Literature. Newcastle upon Tyne : Cambridge Scholars Publishing, ©2011 9781443825870 |
ISBN |
9781443826167 (electronic book) |
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1443826162 (electronic book) |
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1443825875 (hardback) |
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9781443825870 (hardback) |
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1283141884 |
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9781283141888 |
Standard No. |
9786613141880 |
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