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- Character and Meaning in the Novels of Victor Hugo
- Book
- 2007
- Published by: Purdue University Press
- Series: Purdue Studies in Romance Literatures
summary
While Victor Hugo's lasting appeal as a novelist can in large part be attributed to the unforgettable characters that he created, character has been paradoxically the most criticized and least understood element of his fiction. Character and Meaning in the Novels of Victor Hugo provides readers with a deeper understanding of the complexities and nuances that characterize both Hugo's novel writing and the nineteenth-century French novel, and will thus appeal to the specialist and non-specialist alike.
Table of Contents
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- List of Abbreviations
- p. viii
- Acknowledgments
- pp. ix-x
- Introduction
- pp. 1-12
- Part 1. Appearance
- Chapter Two. Hugo Novelist
- pp. 33-52
- Part 2. Reappearance
- Chapter Four. Character as Template
- pp. 70-101
- Chapter Five. Reconfigurations
- pp. 102-124
- Part 3. Disappearance
- Chapter Six. The Poetics of Death
- pp. 127-150
- Chapter Seven. Decoding Social Exclusion
- pp. 151-178
- Conclusion
- pp. 179-188
- Works Cited
- pp. 227-234
- About the Author
- pp. 242-254242
Additional Information
ISBN
9781612491103
Related ISBN(s)
9781557534385
MARC Record
OCLC
608147972
Pages
242
Launched on MUSE
2012-01-01
Language
English
Open Access
No