Palimpsests: Literature in the Second Degree - Couverture souple

Genette, Gerard

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0803270291 ISBN 13 : 9780803270299

Editeur : University of Nebraska Press, 1997

Synopsis

Palimpsests A palimpsest is "a written document, usually on vellum or parchment, that has been written upon several times, often with remnants of erased writing still visible". Originally published in France in 1982, Gerard Genette's PALIMPSESTS examines the manifold relationships a text may have with prior texts on the same document. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

By definition, a palimpsest is "a written document, usually on vellum or parchment, that has been written upon several times, often with remnants of erased writing still visible." Palimpsests (originally published in France in 1982), one of Gerard Genette's most important works, examines the manifold relationships a text may have with prior texts. Genette describes the multiple ways a later text asks readers to read or remember an earlier one. In this regard, he treats the history and nature of parody, antinovels, pastiches, caricatures, commentary, allusion, imitations, and other textual relations. Gerard Genette is one of the most original and influential literary critics of modern France. He is the major practitioner of narratological criticism, a pioneer in structuralism, and a much-admired literary historian. Such works as Narrative Discourse and Mimologics (Nebraska 1995) have established his international reputation as a literary theorist of the first order. Claude Doubinsky is Vice President for International Relations and a professor of literature and literary theory in the English Department at the University of Tours, France. Channa Newman is a professor of French and cultural studies and coordinator of modern languages at Point Park College.

Revue de presse :

Genette's work on narratology has been extremely influential, and deservedly so; his intertextual studies, undeservedly, far less so. This excellent translation should inspire further work on intertextual theories and practices, including imitations and transformations of Genette's main points." --Journal of European Studies

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of Nebraska Press
• Date d'édition: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0803270291
• ISBN 13: 9780803270299
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 491