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Inquietude in the Work of Pierre Mac Orlan - Couverture souple

Baines, Roger W.

 
9789042013438: Inquietude in the Work of Pierre Mac Orlan
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 9042013435 ISBN 13 : 9789042013438
Editeur : Editions Rodopi B.V., 2004

Synopsis

This is the first major study in English of the work of the French novelist, essayist, journalist, poet and 'chansonnier' Pierre Mac Orlan (1882-1970). It assesses Mac Orlan's contribution to the post-1918 phenomenon of intellectual disillusionment and disorientation which was termed the 'nouveau mal du siècle', or 'inquiétude'. Although he has largely been ignored by critics thus far, Mac Orlan was part of mainstream French literary production and a major exponent of 'inquiétude'. Where he differs from his contemporaries is in his subject matter, in his use of sociological, rather than abstract, intellectual material. His expression of 'inquiétude' encompasses: 'le fantastique social'; adventure; marginality; 'le cafard'; and sadistic sexuality. His originality lies in his invention of 'le fantastique social', in his constant use of certain techniques, as well as the subject matter, of German Expressionism via the depiction of the disturbing landscape of the modern city, post-1918 inflation and decadence, prostitutes and criminals, doomed adventurers, the mystery of modern technology, and in the expression of a morbid interest in sexual violence. This volume will be of particular interest to students of inter-war French literature and thought.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is the first major study in English of the work of the French novelist, essayist, journalist, poet and chansonnier Pierre Mac Orlan (1882-1970). It assesses Mac Orlan's contribution to the post-1918 phenomenon of intellectual disillusionment and disorientation which was termed the nouveau mal du siècle, or inquiétude. Although he has largely been ignored by critics thus far, Mac Orlan was part of mainstream French literary production and a major exponent of inquiétude. Where he differs from his contemporaries is in his subject matter, in his use of sociological, rather than abstract, intellectual material. His expression of inquiétude encompasses: le fantastique social; adventure; marginality; le cafard; and sadistic sexuality. His originality lies in his invention of le fantastique social, in his constant use of certain techniques, as well as the subject matter, of German Expressionism via the depiction of the disturbing landscape of the modern city, post-1918 inflation and decadence, prostitutes and criminals, doomed adventurers, the mystery of modern technology, and in the expression of a morbid interest in sexual violence. This volume will be of particular interest to students of inter-war French literature and thought.

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Éditeur
Editions Rodopi B.V.
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
9042013435
ISBN 13 
9789042013438
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
315
Coordonnées du fabricant
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