French Theses: Recent submissions
Now showing items 21-25 of 44
-
The emergence of the proletarian novel in France (1890-1914) and its critical reception : a study of the works of Charles Louis-Philippe, Emile Guillaumin, Eugène Le Roy, Marguerite Audoux and Lucien Jean
(University of St Andrews, 1983-07) - ThesisThere were two principal aims which inspired the writing of this thesis. The first was to fill a gap in English scholarship by presenting, in necessarily attenuated form, to English readers what scholars like Edouard ... -
The challenge of the image : readings in the crisis of auto(bio)graphical self-representation : [with particular reference to Rousseau, Valéry and Barthes]
(University of St Andrews, 1999-03) - ThesisThis thesis focuses on the 'challenge of the image' to self-perception and a central sense of selfhood. It suggests that, as a result of the trigger provided by this challenge, new intuitions of selfhood and new forms of ... -
Literary renewal and the reader : the multiple pleasures of La nouvelle fiction
(University of St Andrews, 1998-05) - ThesisIn this thesis I seek to describe, analyse and characterise the contemporary literary movement La Nouvelle Fiction, a group that has received no critical attention to date. The movement is examined first in terms of its ... -
The language of La Satyre Ménippée
(University of St Andrews, 1951) - Thesis -
Reading the fantastic : the narrative fiction of Barbey d'Aurevilly
(University of St Andrews, 1996-07) - ThesisAlthough Barbey's handling of the Fantastic has certainly not been overlooked, studies tend to examine this subject from a conceptual or thematic perspective. This has left unexplored the relationship between the Fantastic ...