The Epistolary Muse published
Epistolary fiction was in full flower during the period from 1652 to 1802, featuring the masterworks of Guilleragues, Richardson, Rousseau and Laclos. This study traces the development of the art of letter-writing and familiar correspondence and its adaptation by women writers into a remarkable range of literary genres, both fictional and non-fictional. In addition to … Continue reading
Discours et terminologie dans la presse scientifique française (1699–1740) published
Ce volume analyse le rapport étroit qui existe entre la structuration des connaissances et l’évolution terminologique et langagière dans la presse scientifique française, en tant que genre textuel, au cours des quarante premières années du XVIIIe siècle. L’auteur part de l’hypothèse que, pendant certaines périodes complexes de l’histoire des sciences, l’évolution de la langue et … Continue reading
Managing Time published
This volume offers a multidimensional exploration of the theme of time in early modern France: of time past, time present and time future, in literature and in life. In poetry, the importance of past and future perspectives was studied by Maynard and La Fontaine. The dynamics of tragic drama were haunted by the past, driven … Continue reading
Voyages between France and Ireland published
The voyage – the quest, the odyssey, the expedition – is one of the driving forces of civilisation. From ancient times to the present day, human beings have travelled through necessity (wars, persecutions, economic and political pressures), by vocation (religious and humanitarian) and for pleasure (tourism, culture and sport). A voyage intensifies our perception of … Continue reading
Book launch: Managing Time: Literature and Devotion in Early Modern France
Richard G. Maber and Joanna Barker’s edited collection Managing Time: Literature and Devotion in Early Modern France will be launched on Tuesday 12 September in conjunction with the Society for Early Modern French Studies’ 40th Annual Conference. The launch will take place prior to the conference dinner, in the Senate Room at Durham Castle. … Continue reading
Series re-launch: New Studies in European Cinema
Peter Lang Oxford is pleased to announce the re-launch of the series New Studies in European Cinema under new editorship: New Studies in European Cinema Series Editors Wendy Everett (University of Bath) and Fiona Handyside (University of Exeter) With its focus on new critical, theoretical, and cultural developments in contemporary film studies, this series encourages … Continue reading
Poèmes et Aphorismes (1989–2015) published
Voici enfin les œuvres poétiques de 1989 à 2015 de Giovanna. Poète et peintre flamboyante, admirée de quelques-uns des plus grands poètes et peintres du siècle, de Henri Michaux à François Rouan et Pierre Alechinsky, aux côtés d’Hervé Télémaque, de Gherasim Luca et du dernier groupe surréaliste, elle peut enfin être lue et relue, et … Continue reading
Writing the Great War / Comment écrire la Grande Guerre? published
For France the First World War, or Great War, was a war of national self-defence, but for Britain it was not. Does that mean that French literary treatments of this unimaginably destructive war were very different from British ones? Not necessarily – but much can be learned from considering both traditions side by side, something … Continue reading
L’Univers de la création littéraire published
Etude des manuscrits d’Hérodias de Flaubert, cet essai critique présente une théorie de l’écriture inédite qui dépasse les études habituelles sur les rapports entre la littérature et la psychanalyse. Suivant la formation de l’écriture à la trace, de folio en folio, l’auteur prend ses distances vis-à-vis de l’écrivain Flaubert et découvre un autre Flaubert enrichissant … Continue reading
Invitation to submit book proposals to Modern French Identities
Peter Lang Oxford is pleased to announce the re-launch of the book series Modern French Identities with a new editorial board: Modern French Identities http://www.peterlang.com/view/serial/MFI Series Editor Peter Collier (University of Cambridge) Editorial Board Contemporary Literature and Thought: Martin Crowley (University of Cambridge) Francophone Studies: Louise Hardwick (University of Birmingham) and Jean Khalfa (University of … Continue reading
