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Contending that a search for "realism" distorts the writing of Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, and Stendahl, Peter Brooks considers their novels with reference to the manner in which the characters explore their worth and pursue their own systems of relationships. The novels discussed are used as examples of the fictional exploitation of the drama inh



Table of Contents
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Crebillon, Duclos, and the Experience of Worldliness, pg. 11*2. The Proper Study of Mankind, pg. 44*3. Marianne in the World, pg. 94*4. Alceste, Julie, Clarissa, pg. 142*5. Les Liaisons dangereuses, pg. 172*6. Stendhal and the Styles of Worldliness, pg. 219*Epilogues to Worldliness, pg. 279*Index, pg. 289

The Novel of Worldliness Crebillon Marivaux

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      Publisher: Princeton University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 08/12/2015
      ISBN13: 9780691621883, 978-0691621883
      ISBN10: 0691621888
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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Contending that a search for "realism" distorts the writing of Crebillon, Marivaux, Laclos, and Stendahl, Peter Brooks considers their novels with reference to the manner in which the characters explore their worth and pursue their own systems of relationships. The novels discussed are used as examples of the fictional exploitation of the drama inh



      Table of Contents
      *Frontmatter, pg. i*Foreword, pg. vii*Contents, pg. ix*Introduction, pg. 1*1. Crebillon, Duclos, and the Experience of Worldliness, pg. 11*2. The Proper Study of Mankind, pg. 44*3. Marianne in the World, pg. 94*4. Alceste, Julie, Clarissa, pg. 142*5. Les Liaisons dangereuses, pg. 172*6. Stendhal and the Styles of Worldliness, pg. 219*Epilogues to Worldliness, pg. 279*Index, pg. 289

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