Michel Tournier's Metaphysical Fictions.

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This study of the fictional themes and techniques of Michel Tournier reveals his profound radicalism as a social critic and novelist despite the seeming conventionality of his works. Guided by Tournier's essays and interviews, Petit examines his fiction in light of plot sources, philosophical a...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Petit, Susan
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Amsterdam/Philadelphia : John Benjamins Pub. Co., 1991.
Series:Purdue University monographs in Romance languages ; vol. 37.
Subjects:
Tournier, Michel > Criticism and interpretation.
Tournier, Michel
Metaphysics in literature.
Métaphysique dans la littérature.
Metaphysics in literature
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • MICHEL TOURNIER' S METAPHYSICAL FICTIONS; Editorial page; Title page; Copyright page; Dedication; Table of contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Vendredi: Tournier's Utopian Vision; 2. Le Roi des aulnes: The Quest for Meaning; 3. Les Météores: Uniting Heaven and Earth; 4. Essays, Sketches, and Commentaries: Tournier as Autobiographer, Teacher, and Critic; 5. The Short Fiction; 6. Gaspard, Melchior et Balthazar : In Search of Christ; 7. La Goutte d'or: Images and Signs; 8. An Interview with Michel Tournier: "I Write Because I Have Something to Say"; Works by Michel Tournier; Works Consulted.

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