The Novel of Worldliness: Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, Stendhal

by Peter Brooks

Book Overview

Contending that a search for "realism" distorts the writing of Cr?billon, Marivaux, Laclos, and Stendahl, Peter Brooks considers their novels with reference to the manner in which the characters explore their worth and pursue their own systems of relationships. The novels discussed are used as examples of the fictional exploitation of the drama inherent in man's social existence and the encounters of personal styles within the framework and code...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691621888
• ISBN13: 9780691621883
• Release Date: December 2015
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 306 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"