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Corcoran, Patrick, 1951-

The Cambridge introduction to Francophone literature / Patrick Corcoran. - Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2007. - 1 online resource (vii, 266 pages) - Cambridge introductions to literature . - Cambridge introductions to literature. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 249-261) and index.

Introduction. The francophone world ; Conceptualising francophonie ; Historicism and historiography ; Postcolonial theory and francophone literature -- 1. The Maghreb. Overview ; Mouloud Feraoun ; Mohammed Dib ; Kateb Yacine ; Driss Chraïbi ; Albert Memmi ; Rachid Boudjedra ; Assia Djebar ; Tahar Ben Jelloun -- 2. Sub-Saharan Africa. Overview ; Henri Lopes ; Ahmadou Kourouma ; Sony Labou Tansi ; Ken Bugul 3. Oceania -- Middle East. Overview ; Mauritius ; Ananda Devi ; La Réunion ; Axel Gauvin ; Madagascar ; Raharimanana ; The Middle East ; Amin Maalouf ; Albert Cossery -- 4. Canada. Overview ; Gabrielle Roy ; Anne Hébert ; Marie-Claire Blais ; Jacques Godbout ; Réjean Ducharme -- 5. The Caribbean. Overview. Négritude, antillanité and créolité ; Aimé Césaire ; Frantz Fanon ; Patrick Chamoiseau ; Raphaël Confiant ; Edouard Glissant ; Ernest Pépin ; Maryse Condé ; Haiti -- Conclusion.

A stimulating overview of the literature of French-speaking nations in Africa, Asia, Europe and the Americas.


English.

ISBN: 9780511480317 (electronic bk.) 0511480318 (electronic bk.) 9780511372438 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 0511372434 (electronic bk. ; Adobe Reader) 0511479514 (electronic bk.) 9780511479519 (electronic bk.) 0511376707 (electronic bk.) 9780511376702 (electronic bk.) 9780511611353 (electronic bk.) 0511611358 (electronic bk.) (hbk.) (pbk.) (Paper) (Cloth) 1107175917 9781107175914 1282001175 9781282001176 9786612001178 6612001178 0511375786 9780511375781 0511475667 9780511475665

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Nat. Bib. No.: GBA763846 bnb

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Subjects--Topical Terms:
French literature--History and criticism.--French-speaking countries
Littérature française--Histoire et critique.--Francophonie
LITERARY CRITICISM--European--French.
French literature.
Literatur
Bellettrie.
Franstaligheid.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
French-speaking countries.
Französisches Sprachgebiet

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: PQ3809 / .C67 2007eb

Dewey Class. No.: 840.9