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Smith, Paul (2007) Literature and art. French Studies, Vol.61 (No.1). pp. 1-13. ISSN 0016-1128
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Abstract
This special issue of French Studies examines a body of narratives featuring French art and artists published at representative periods during the nineteenth century (in both French and English). There are strong thematic continuities between many of the examples discussed, particularly as regards their concern over the social and economic position of the artist, and the nature and gendering of creativity. The topoi of the genius and the rate also recur throughout. Several texts arc vehicles for voicing aesthetic and political positions. And many draw closely on contemporary figures, events, and debates for their content. Yet this special issue does not aim to identify a discursive unity so much as to exhibit the variety and richness of the art novel's evolution. It is also concerned to address some of the methodological issues involved in reading this kind of text, including the selectivity of the cation, intertextual connections, and the relationship between fiction and fact. It is hoped it will not only plot some new and unfamiliar material in an area still represented for most by a mere handful of 'major' texts, but also bring some of the questions involved by this expanded configuration of the field into sharper focus.
| Item Type: | Journal Item |
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| Subjects: | P Language and Literature > PN Literature (General) |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History of Art |
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Art in literature |
| Journal or Publication Title: | French Studies |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| ISSN: | 0016-1128 |
| Date: | January 2007 |
| Volume: | Vol.61 |
| Number: | No.1 |
| Number of Pages: | 13 |
| Page Range: | pp. 1-13 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1093/fs/knl214 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/32098 |
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