About this title: This work is a study of aspects of 1890s French literature, with specific reference to the traditions of symbolism and decadence. Its main focus is Alfred Jarry, who has proved to be one of the more durable fin de siecle authors. This study uses the enigmatic list of books termed the "Livres pairs", which appears in Jarry's 1898 novel "Gestes et Opinions du Docteur Faustroll Pataphysicien", his best-known prose work. While some texts are very well known, and a few very obscure, the greatest interest of the "Livres pairs" lies in a group of works by Jarry's friends and contemporaries, ...
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Edition: First Paperback Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Liverpool University Press, Liverpool
Date Published: 2000
ISBN-13:9780853239260ISBN:0853239266
Description: New. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. A study of aspects of 1890s French literature, with specific reference to the traditions of symbolism and decadence and explaining the vibrant and experimental atmosphere of the time. Its main focus is Alfred Jarry, who has proved to be one of the more durable fin de siecle authors. Alfred Jarry (September 8, 1873-November 1, 1907) was a French writer born in Laval, Mayenne, France, not far from the border of Brittany; he was of Breton descent on his mother's side. ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN-13:9780853239260ISBN:0853239266
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Description: New. We are no longer able to guarantee delivery by Christmas. PLEASE NOTE that we do not offer expedited shipping. Orders placed with the priority shipping option will automatically be canceled. The Pataphysician� 2s Library is a study of aspects of 1890s French literature, with specific reference to the traditions of Symbolism and Decadence. Its main focus is Alfred Jarry, who has proved, perhaps surprisingly, to be one of the more durable fin-de-si� 8cle authors. The ... read more
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
ISBN-13:9780853239260ISBN:0853239266
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