Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781900755528
Publisert
2001-08-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Legenda
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
198
Forfatter
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WALTER REDFERN is Professor of French at the University of Reading.
The 19th century in France spawned numerous 'fous litteraires, one of them being Jean-Pierre Brisset (1837-1919). An individualist among individualists, he dismantled the existing French tongue, reshaping it to suit his own grandiose purposes, which were to explain afresh the development of human beings (from frogs) and of their language (from croaks). Continuous and ubiquitous punning was a unique feature of his writing. In this study, Redfern examines such themes as the nature of literary madness, the phenomenon of deadpan humour, the role of analogy, and the place of institutional religion in Brisset's creative rewriting of the creation.
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This is an examination of the writing of Jean-Pierre Brisset, highlighting his manipulation of French language to explore a range of themes including the nature of literary madness, the phenomenon of deadpan humour, and the place of institutional religion in Brisset's rewriting of the creation.
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Bare Bones; Proem; 1: The Motivating Force: Etymology; 2: Frogs on Frogs; 3: Creation Myths; 4: God and Company; 5: Language and Tongues; 6: The Sexual Imperative; 7: Methods in his Madness; 8: The Play of Language; 9: Varieties of Madness; 10: Seriously Funny; 11: Heading for the Last Round-Up; The Last Round-Up
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9781900755528
Publisert
2001-08-31
Utgiver
Vendor
Legenda
Vekt
620 gr
Høyde
216 mm
Bredde
138 mm
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
198
Forfatter