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In Le clair-obscur « extrême contemporain »: Pierre Bergounioux, Pierre Michon, Patrick Modiano et Pascal Quignard, Julia Holter proposes that a chiaroscuro aesthetic and mode of thought underlie and unite the work of four well-known contemporary French writers, studied together for the first time. Dans Le clair-obscur « extrême contemporain » : Pierre Bergounioux, Pierre Michon, Patrick Modiano et Pascal Quignard, Julia Holter montre comment la notion de clair-obscur sous-tend la pensée et l’esthétique de quatre écrivains français extrême-contemporains rassemblés pour la première fois.

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"This is an impressive book. It is full of sensitive readings, rigorously argued and the product of great erudition, effortlessly ranging over a wide variety of subject areas. Quite apart from her detailed knowledge of her selected writers’ oeuvres and associated secondary literature, Holter extends her scope to disciplines such as Fine Art (the centrality of chiaroscuro oblige), literary theory, sociology, etymology, philosophy and psychoanalysis, travelling backwards and forwards with ease between l’extrême contemporain and Antiquity. [...] its academic impact may [...] be considerable, since the very nature of Holter’s innovative, self-created concept means that it will have a broader, more universal application to the French literature of today." - Alan Morris, Irish Journal of French Studies, 2017.

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Introduction Chapitre I. Une thématique (mystère, secret, énigme du moi) 1. Quelques repères historiques pour un concept critique 2. Le clair-obscur des origines 3. Autoportrait en clair-obscur Chapitre II. Une esthétique 1. Oxymore et oscillation 2. Le petit et le fragment 3. Figure du cercle Chapitre III. Une pensée 1. Complexité, sensibilité, poétique 2. La haute tension Chapitre IV. Quatre études pour un clair-obscur 1. Pascal Quignard: Les solidarités mystérieuses, 2011 2. Pierre Michon : Les Onze, 2009 3. Pierre Bergounioux : Une chambre en Hollande, 2009 4. Patrick Modiano : Dans le café de la jeunesse perdue, 2007 Conclusion Bibliographie Index

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      Publisher: Brill
      Publication Date: 11/05/2017
      ISBN13: 9789004322486, 978-9004322486
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      Book Synopsis
      In Le clair-obscur « extrême contemporain »: Pierre Bergounioux, Pierre Michon, Patrick Modiano et Pascal Quignard, Julia Holter proposes that a chiaroscuro aesthetic and mode of thought underlie and unite the work of four well-known contemporary French writers, studied together for the first time. Dans Le clair-obscur « extrême contemporain » : Pierre Bergounioux, Pierre Michon, Patrick Modiano et Pascal Quignard, Julia Holter montre comment la notion de clair-obscur sous-tend la pensée et l’esthétique de quatre écrivains français extrême-contemporains rassemblés pour la première fois.

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      "This is an impressive book. It is full of sensitive readings, rigorously argued and the product of great erudition, effortlessly ranging over a wide variety of subject areas. Quite apart from her detailed knowledge of her selected writers’ oeuvres and associated secondary literature, Holter extends her scope to disciplines such as Fine Art (the centrality of chiaroscuro oblige), literary theory, sociology, etymology, philosophy and psychoanalysis, travelling backwards and forwards with ease between l’extrême contemporain and Antiquity. [...] its academic impact may [...] be considerable, since the very nature of Holter’s innovative, self-created concept means that it will have a broader, more universal application to the French literature of today." - Alan Morris, Irish Journal of French Studies, 2017.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction Chapitre I. Une thématique (mystère, secret, énigme du moi) 1. Quelques repères historiques pour un concept critique 2. Le clair-obscur des origines 3. Autoportrait en clair-obscur Chapitre II. Une esthétique 1. Oxymore et oscillation 2. Le petit et le fragment 3. Figure du cercle Chapitre III. Une pensée 1. Complexité, sensibilité, poétique 2. La haute tension Chapitre IV. Quatre études pour un clair-obscur 1. Pascal Quignard: Les solidarités mystérieuses, 2011 2. Pierre Michon : Les Onze, 2009 3. Pierre Bergounioux : Une chambre en Hollande, 2009 4. Patrick Modiano : Dans le café de la jeunesse perdue, 2007 Conclusion Bibliographie Index

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