Robbe-Grillet and the fantastic : a collection of essays

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Robbe-Grillet and the fantastic : a collection of essays

edited by Virginia Harger-Grinling and Tony Chadwick

(Contributions to the study of science fiction and fantasy, no. 59)

Greenwood, 1994

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [139]-150) and index

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Description

This collection is the first of its kind: it brings to North America essays that are organized around the theme of the fantastic in Alain Robbe-Grillet's writings. The essays are by leading critics in the field of Robbe-Grillet studies. The contributors' essays emphasize the style and content of Robbe-Grillet's work, tying them to the theme of the fantastic as a vehicle for subversion. This book is for students, scholars, and critics with an interest in French literature, modern French and European literature, those interested in the fantastic and modern literature, and all readers and students of Alain Robbe-Grillet.

Table of Contents

Preface and Introduction by V. Harger-Grinling and A.R. Chadwick The Fantastic Robbe-Grillet by A.R. Chadwick and V. Harger-Grinling Fantasy, Metafiction, and Desire by Ben Stoltzfus Traces of the Trickster by Ralph Yarrow Staging the Elusive Self by Thomas Spear Fantastique Angelique by Sjef Houppermans Fluctuations of Fantasy: The Combination and Subversion of Literary Genres by Barbara Havercroft Fragmenting Representation by Francois Jost Works Cited Index

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