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Published in France in 1943, Faux Pas is the first collection of essays on literature and language by Maurice Blanchot, the most lucid and powerful French critic of the second half of the 20th century.

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"The translation of Maurice Blanchot's Faux Pas makes an important collection of essays finally accessible to anglophone readers. . . . The English version . . . is a commendable achievement, since Blanchot's text poses many difficulties for the translator."—Canadian Review of Comparative Literature

Table of Contents
Part I. From Anguish to Language: Part II. Digressions on Poetry: Part III. Digressions on the Novel: Part IV. A Miscellany of Digressions.

Faux Pas Meridian Crossing Aesthetics

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      Publisher: Stanford University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/02/2002
      ISBN13: 9780804729352, 978-0804729352
      ISBN10: 0804729352

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Published in France in 1943, Faux Pas is the first collection of essays on literature and language by Maurice Blanchot, the most lucid and powerful French critic of the second half of the 20th century.

      Trade Review
      "The translation of Maurice Blanchot's Faux Pas makes an important collection of essays finally accessible to anglophone readers. . . . The English version . . . is a commendable achievement, since Blanchot's text poses many difficulties for the translator."—Canadian Review of Comparative Literature

      Table of Contents
      Part I. From Anguish to Language: Part II. Digressions on Poetry: Part III. Digressions on the Novel: Part IV. A Miscellany of Digressions.

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