| Culture and Identity in Belgian Francophone Writing: Dialogue, Diversity and Displacement Contributor(s): Collier, Peter (Other), Bainbrigge, Susan (Author) |
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ISBN: 3039113828 ISBN-13: 9783039113828 Publisher: Peter Lang Ltd, International Academic Publis OUR PRICE: $76.77 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2008 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - French - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 840.935 |
| LCCN: 2008046537 |
| Series: Modern French Identities |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 6" W x 9" (0.71 lbs) 238 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - French - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Few full-length studies exist in English on French-speaking authors from Belgium. What, if any, are the particular features of francophone Belgian writing? This book explores questions of cultural and literary identity, and offers an overview of currents in critical debate regarding the place of francophone Belgian writing and its relationship to its larger neighbour, but also engages with broader questions concerning the classification of 'francophone' literature. The study brings together well-known and less well-known modern and contemporary writers (Suzanne Lilar, Neel Doff, Dominique Rolin, Jacqueline Harpman, Fran oise Mallet-Joris, Jean Muno, Nicole Malinconi, and Am lie Nothomb) whose works share a number of recurring themes and features, notably a preoccupation with questions of identity and alterity. Overall, the study highlights the diverse ways in which these questions of cultural identity and alterity emerge as a dominant theme throughout the corpus, viewed through a series of literary and cultural frameworks which bring together perspectives both local and global. |