Reviewing Blindness in French Fiction, 1789–2013 [electronic resource] /
Thompson, Hannah.author.
‘Through thoughtful juxtapositions in modern French fiction, Thompson posits text as both a material and critical encounter in order to celebrate blindness and topple stereotypes. Masterful analyses demonstrate the eloquence of “blind” narrative in cultivating the pleasure of the unexpected and shaping representation in Western traditions.’ — Tammy Berberi, Associate Professor of French, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Chapter One: The French Metanarrative of Blindness -- Chapter Two: The Creative ‘Look’ of the Blind ‘Seer’ -- Chapter Three: Non-Visual Language and Descriptive Blindness -- Chapter Four: Male Desire and the Paradox of Blind Sexuality -- Chapter Five: Silenced Sexualities: Listening to the Voice of the Blind Woman -- Chapter Six: Blind Assassins -- Chapter Seven: Science, Fantasy and (In)Visible Blindness -- Conclusion -- Works Cited -- Index.-.
‘Through thoughtful juxtapositions in modern French fiction, Thompson posits text as both a material and critical encounter in order to celebrate blindness and topple stereotypes. Masterful analyses demonstrate the eloquence of “blind” narrative in cultivating the pleasure of the unexpected and shaping representation in Western traditions.’ — Tammy Berberi, Associate Professor of French, University of Minnesota, Morris, USA.
European literature.
Fiction.
Literature, Modern-18th century.
Literature, Modern-19th century.
European Literature.
Fiction.
Eighteenth-Century Literature.
Nineteenth-Century Literature.