description: McCaffrey (French, Nottingham Trent U.) argues that the later novels by French writer Mirbeau (1848-1917) are based on a different vision of anarchism than the one he developed earlier within a naturalist tradition by opposing and exposing decadence in society. He explores the vision of an anarchist, the transformation from scientific scepticism to the aesthetics of death; nationalism, Catholicism, and anti-semitism; impressionism and contingency; progress under postmodernity; and the canonization of literature. The excerpts are not translated from French. The text is double spaced. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
language: English
title: Octave Mirbeau's Literary and Intellectual Evolution As a French Writer, 1880-1914
titlecomplete: Octave Mirbeau's Literary and Intellectual Evolution As a French Writer, 1880-1914 (Studies in French Literature)
publisher: Edwin Mellen Pr