Character and Meaning in the Novels of Victor Hugo

by Isabel Roche

While Victor Hugo's lasting appeal as a novelist can in large part be attributed to the unforgettable characters that he created, character has been paradoxically the most criticized and least understood element of his fiction. Character and Meaning in the Novels of Victor Hugo provides readers with a deeper understanding of the complexities and nuances that characterize both Hugo's novel writing and the nineteenth-century French novel, and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1557534381
• ISBN13: 9781557534385
• Release Date: December 2006
• Publisher: Purdue University Press
• Length: 220 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.3" x 9.0"