Le Roman symboliste: un art de l’“extrême conscience”

Valérie Michelet Jacquod begins this lengthy treatment of the symbolist novel with a discussion of its inherent paradox. Because symbolism developed in reaction to realism and naturalism, it is not immediately compatible with the literary genre usually linked to these movements, that is, the novel....

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Published in:Romanic Review 2010, Vol.101 (4), p.861-863
Main Author: Thomas, Andrea S.
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Consciousness
French language
Literary genres
Literature and Literary Studies
Novels
Symbolism
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Summary:Valérie Michelet Jacquod begins this lengthy treatment of the symbolist novel with a discussion of its inherent paradox. Because symbolism developed in reaction to realism and naturalism, it is not immediately compatible with the literary genre usually linked to these movements, that is, the novel. [...]she sets out to demonstrate how these novels offer an alternative to the "crise du Moi" in fin-de-siècle French literary culture.
ISSN:0035-8118
2688-5220
DOI:10.1215/26885220-101.4.861