Pataphysician's Library
Subtitle: An Exploration of Alfred Jarry's `Livres pairs'
Publisher: Liverpool University Press
Published: February 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9780853239161
Subjects: Novels, other prose & writers: 19th century; c 1800 to c 1900; Literary Criticism; Plays / Drama; French; Continental European; Literary Criticism & Collections / French; European - French; 1873-1907; 1873-1907.; 19th century; French literature; Gestes et opinions du docteur; Gestes et opinions du docteur Faustroll, pataphysicien; History and criticism; Jarry, Alfred,
Description: This work is a study of aspects of 1890s French literature, with specific reference to the traditions of symbolism and decadence. Its main focus is Alfred Jarry, who has proved to be one of the more durable fin de siecle authors.