The ideological hero in the novels of Robert Brasillach, Roger Vailland & André Malraux
By: Peter D. Tame.
Series: Ars interpretandi =; Art of interpretation,; vol. 6; Ars interpretandi (New York, N.Y.) ;; v. 6.
Publisher: Peter Lang; Lang AG International Academic Publishers, Peter
Published: 1998
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 518
Subjects: Brasillach, Robert, 1909-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation.; Vailland, Roger -- Criticism and interpretation.; Malraux, André, 1901-1976 -- Criticism and interpretation.; French fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism.; Heroes in literature.
Description: The first book to provide a strong theoretical examination of the political ideologies of Brasillach, Vailland, and Malraux, Dr. Tame's study deals in particular with their contributions to the concept of the ideological hero. From different positions of the political spectrum, the three twentieth-century French writers produced what has been called politically committed literature.

The principal concepts explored are of "Fascist man" in two novels by Brasillach, the figure of the "Bolshevik" in three novels by Vailland, and that of the Communist hero in three novels by Malraux. One of Dr. Tame's significant findings is that the various images of the ideological hero presented by the three novelists have more in common with one another than has been generally supposed.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [481]-498) and indexes.