Wandering Women in French Film and Literature [electronic resource] : A Study of Narrative Drift /
Herbeck, Mariah Devereux.author.
How and when can a narrative agent or voice be considered unreliable? What happens when narrative authority fails and, just as importantly, why does it? As a means to answering these questions, Wandering Women in French Film and Literature examines the phenomenon of 'narrative drift' through in-depth analysis of twentieth-century novels and films.
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""Cover""; ""Half-Title""; ""Title""; ""Copyright""; ""Dedication""; ""Contents""; ""Acknowledgments                      ""; ""Introduction                   ""; ""1 An Introduction to Narrative Drift                                           ""; ""2 â€œ Qui suis-je?â€?                        ""; ""3 â€œ Impersonalâ€? Narrative: Fade to Lackâ€?Detachment and Discontinuity                                                                           ""
""4 â€œ Personalâ€? Narrative: Taking It Personallyâ€?Men Telling the Stories of Wandering Women                                                                                               """"5 â€œ Pluralizedâ€? Narrative: More Is Less? The Paradox of Pluralized Perspectives                                                                                      ""; ""Conclusion                 ""; ""Notes            ""; ""Bibliography                   ""; ""Index            ""
Includes bibliographical references and index.
How and when can a narrative agent or voice be considered unreliable? What happens when narrative authority fails and, just as importantly, why does it? As a means to answering these questions, Wandering Women in French Film and Literature examines the phenomenon of 'narrative drift' through in-depth analysis of twentieth-century novels and films.
Sociology.
Motion pictures-History.
Literature.
Motion pictures-European influen.
European literature.
Literature-History and criticism.
Gender Studies.
Film History.
Literature, general.
European Cinema and TV.
European Literature.
Literary History.