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Rewriting Wrongs

Authors: Angela Kimyongür ,Amy Wigelsworth

Description: Rewriting Wrongs: French Crime Fiction and the Palimpsest furthers scholarly research into French crime fiction and, within that broad context, examines the nature, functions and specificity of the palimpsest. Originally a palaeographic phenomenon, the palimpsest has evolved into a figurative notion used to define any cultural artefact which has been reused but still bears traces of its earlier form. In her 2007 study The Palimpsest, Sarah Dillon refers to “the persistent fascination with palimpsests in the popular imagination, embodying as they do the mystery of the secret, the miracle of resurrection and the thrill of detective discovery”. In the context of crime fiction, the palimpsest is a particularly fertile metaphor. Because the practice of rewriting is so central to popular fiction as a whole, crime fiction is replete with hypertextual transformations. The palimpsest also has tremendous extra-diegetic resonance, in that crime fiction frequently involves the rewriting of criminal or historical events and scandals. This collection of essays therefore exemplifies and interrogates the various manifestations and implications of the palimpsest in French crime fiction.

Langue: en

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Categories: Fiction

Becoming of the Body

Authors: Amaleena Damle

Description: No detailed description available for "The Becoming of the Body".

Langue: en

Publisher: Edinburgh University Press

Categories: Literary Criticism

Hospitality and Hostility in the Multilingual Global Village

Authors: Kathleen Thorpe ,Anette Horn ,Alida Poeti ,V‚ronique Tadjo

Description: "This interdisciplinary, international, and multi-lingual collection of essays explores a broad range of issues related to hospitality and hostility, in literary and cultural contexts from antiquity to the present. Insightful theoretical and historical discussions undergird richly detailed particular studies. The central focus unifies the diverse pieces, which are original, well-researched and reasoned, and clearly written. A solid contribution to scholarship in several fields (including linguistics, anthropology and Internet culture), the volume is also enjoyable to read. Its lively and appealing pieces on recent novels and contemporary trends lend a fresh and contemporary feel." -ÿProf. Pamela S. Saur, Lamar University, Texas

Langue: en

Publisher: AFRICAN SUN MeDIA

Categories: Psychology

Masculinities in Twentieth- and Twenty-first Century French and Francophone Literature

Authors: Edith Biegler Vandervoort

Description: The study of masculinities and gender identity in contemporary literature is relatively new and, with each year of this millennium, gains momentum. Indeed, as the women’s movement becomes forceful in developing nations, the question of tolerance to gays, lesbians, bisexuals, and transvestites undergoes a similar process. At a time when women refuse to be subjected to war crimes, when they begin entering the workforce and realize the need to support their families independently, and when they refuse to remain in abusive marriages or remain silent in countries, where governments ignore their needs, men and women are questioning the meaning of gender in their culture and often seek alternatives to established gender roles. In some countries, this entails organized demonstrations for additional civil rights, while in others, the expression of sexual freedom remains a question of remaining silent or risking public execution. Thanks to the scholarly commitment of its authors, this book examines the range of masculine expression on three continents: Europe, Africa, and the Americas. In this collection, they write about men’s past and present challenges, male friendships, and male immigrants and outcasts. Paralleling the independence movement of France’s former colonies, the goal of this collection is to continue the expression of freedom toward understanding and tolerance of all variances of sexuality.

Langue: en

Publisher: Cambridge Scholars Publishing

Categories: Social Science

The Faces and Stakes of Brand Insertion

Authors: Sébastien Lefait ,Sandrine Villers

Description: With traditional forms of advertisement facing increasing challenges, brand placement - the integration of a product or brand in a work of art - has exploded. It has become a lucrative phenomenon whose goal is to produce a reaction of purchase in the mind of the receiver (reader, viewer or listener). This volume seeks to complement extant studies of product placement strategies by introducing a methodology more systematically related to the field of cultural studies, especially where the reception and impact of product placement are concerned. It explores the many iterations of brand placement in popular culture, with a consideration of the crossover between advertisement and art in everything from Wes Anderson, "Blade Runner" and the "Fast and Furious" franchise, to music videos, late night shows and plastic art. The book considers the impact of brand placement in TV series on teenagers, as well as the evolution of such placement in literature. The originality of this volume is that, when the impact of the placement is mentioned, it is to be understood as an intended aesthetic impact at least as much as a prompt to buy a product. Consequently, the placement of consumer goods in a cultural production, the book suggests, may both increase the sales of specific products and positively impact the production’s ratings. This book is perfect for researchers and students interested in marketing, brand placement, mass media, art, film, and cultural studies.

Langue: en

Publisher: Vernon Press

Categories: Business & Economics

A les meves ordres

Authors: Amélie Nothomb

Description: Si un convidat mor de sobte a casa seva, sobretot no avisi la policia», pontifica algú en un sopar, i Baptiste Bordave segueix aquest peculiar consell quan un personatge misteriós -Olaf Sildur, un multimilionari suec- apareix a casa seva, li demana de fer una trucada i mor sobtadament a la sala d'estar. A partir del moment en què Baptiste decideix fer passar el cadàver del suec pel seu propi, se submergeix en una vida de somni, oci i plaers en un oasi en forma de mansió de luxe i amb gust de xampany. Un oasi habitat per una bellesa nòrdica a la qual Baptiste, que ara és Olaf, anomena Sigrid. Aquest serà l'escenari en què s'esdevindrà una sorprenent història d'amor, amb el rerefons sempre terrorífic i fascinant de la usurpació d'identitat, i el misteri de la mort de l'autèntic Olaf Sildur. Però A les meves ordres és, abans que res, una faula sobre la conquesta de la llibertat d'un no-ningú. D'un home sense atributs del segle xxi al qual un dia es concedeix el desig de començar una nova vida. Qui no es desentendria del cadàver d'aquest doble que ha mort davant nostre en canvi de la vida somiada?

Langue: ca

Publisher: Grupo Planeta Spain

Categories: Literary Criticism

Género y naturaleza en las narrativas contemporáneas francesa y española

Authors: Eva Antón Fernández

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Langue: es

Publisher:

Categories: Literary Collections

Livres hebdo

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Langue: fr

Publisher:

Categories: France

Les arts de l'effervescence

Authors: Musée des beaux-arts (Reims, France)

Description: Dès le XVIIIe siècle, le champagne intrigue et fascine. Dans ses bulles se reflète un monde léger rempli de fêtes et d'excès. Autour de cet élixir sont réunis des artistes, écrivains, musiciens, cinéastes qui ont trouvé en lui une intarissable source d'inspiration, de poésie et d'extase. L'art sous toutes ses formes trouve dans son effervescence une énergie nouvelle et le champagne devient un ingrédient majeur à l'origine d'oeuvres d'art et d'architectures. Mais c'est aussi le savoir-faire de créateurs comme Lalique, Christofle ou Gallé qui sublime, de tout temps, cette boisson d'exception grâce au travail des matériaux les plus précieux. Porteur de mythes, le champagne est également le symbole d'un art de vivre à la française de renommée internationale. C'est ce célèbre breuvage que met à l'honneur cet ouvrage, à travers les oeuvres de Cézanne, Mucha, Picasso ou Lurçat. Révélant au fil du temps ses multiples facettes, le champagne et ses marques, emblèmes du luxe, deviennent symboles de la quête éperdue du bonheur.

Langue: fr

Publisher: Somogy éditions d'art

Categories: Art, Modern