Professor Bishop's book challenges the conventional wisdom that sees Alfred de Musset solely as the writer of intensely personal lyric poetry. By closely studying Musset's major poetic works and his numerous reflections on the art of poetry, Bishop reveals a poet whose work cannot be reduced to a sentimental cri de coeur and whose poetics cannot be reduced to an esth???tique du sentiment. Musset is shown to be a poet of many styles and many genres, including a substantial poetry of ideas. The book also offers closely ...
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Professor Bishop's book challenges the conventional wisdom that sees Alfred de Musset solely as the writer of intensely personal lyric poetry. By closely studying Musset's major poetic works and his numerous reflections on the art of poetry, Bishop reveals a poet whose work cannot be reduced to a sentimental cri de coeur and whose poetics cannot be reduced to an esth???tique du sentiment. Musset is shown to be a poet of many styles and many genres, including a substantial poetry of ideas. The book also offers closely reasoned discussions of subjects rarely discussed in French letters: romantic irony, the greater Romantic lyric, musicality and euphony.
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Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1987
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
17109031193
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Volume 6. This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In good all round condition. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 450grams, ISBN: 0820403571.
Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1987
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
11540912802
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Good. Ex-library. 1987 hardcover published without jacket/ex-library with usual markings/clean & unmarked text. 187 p. Studies in the Humanities: Literature-Politics-Society, 6.