Framing Narratives of the Second World War and Occupation in France, 1939-2009: New Readings

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Main Details

Title Framing Narratives of the Second World War and Occupation in France, 1939-2009: New Readings
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Margaret Atack
Edited by Christopher Lloyd
SeriesDurham Modern Languages Series
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:264
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 138
Category/GenreLiterary studies - from c 1900 -
ISBN/Barcode 9780719087554
ClassificationsDewey:840.93580904
Audience
Professional & Vocational
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly

Publishing Details

Publisher Manchester University Press
Imprint Manchester University Press
Publication Date 31 August 2012
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

The Second World War and the German Occupation remain a major focal point in French culture and society, with new and sometimes controversial titles published every year - Irene Nemirovsky's Suite francaise and Jonathan Littell's Les Bienveillantes, both rapidly translated into English, offer just two examples of this significant phenomenon. Gathering within one volume studies of genres, visual cultures, chronology, narrative theory, and a wealth of narratives in fiction and film, Framing narratives of the Second World War and occupation in France 1939-2009 brings together an internationally distinguished group of contributors and offers an authoritative overview of criticism on war and occupation narratives in French, a redefinition of the canon of texts and films to be studied and a vibrant demonstration of the richness of the work in this area. Edited by two leading specialists, the book includes contributions by William Cloonan, Richard J Golsan, Leah Hewitt, Colin Nettelbeck and Gisele Sapiro. -- .

Author Biography

Margaret Atack is Professor of French at the University of Leeds Christopher Lloyd is Professor of French at Durham University -- .

Reviews

...excellent volume ...does not disappoint. -- .