Title: The invention of Europe in French literature and film /
Authors: Ousselin, Edward.
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan,
Year: 2009
Subjects: French literature History and criticism; Motion pictures France; LITERARY CRITICISM European French.; Literary theory.; Literature.; French literature.; Literature; Motion pictures; Europe In literature.; Europe In motion pictures.
Abstract: Ousselin sets out to show that Europe is essentially a literary fiction and that the ongoing movement towards European unity cannot be understood without reference to the literary works that helped bring it about.
Contents: Voltaire's Europe -- The European spirit of Germaine de Staël -- Victor Hugo's European utopia -- The shrunken Europe of Maurice Barrès -- Europe onscreen: Jean Renoir -- Institutionalizing the dream: Denis de Rougemont.