Joie de vivre in French literature and culture : essays in honour of Michael Freeman /
The apparent self-sufficiency of joie de vivre means that, despite the widespread use of the phrase since the late nineteenth century, the concept has rarely been explored critically. Joie de vivre does not readily surrender itself to examination, for it is in a sense too busy being what it is. Howe...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Otros Autores: | , , |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés Francés |
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Amsterdam ; New York, N.Y. :
Rodopi,
2009.
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Colección: | Faux titre ;
331. |
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | The apparent self-sufficiency of joie de vivre means that, despite the widespread use of the phrase since the late nineteenth century, the concept has rarely been explored critically. Joie de vivre does not readily surrender itself to examination, for it is in a sense too busy being what it is. However, as the essays in this collection reveal, joie de vivre can be as complex and variable a state as the more negative emotions or experiences that art and literature habitually evoke. This volume provides an urgently needed study of an intriguing and under-explored area of French literature and cu. |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (319 pages) |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781441616937 1441616934 9789042028968 9042028963 9789042025790 9042025794 1282594354 9781282594357 9786612594359 6612594357 |