TY - BOOK AU - Weinstein,Arnold L. TI - Fictions of the self, 1550-1800 T2 - Princeton Legacy Library SN - 9781400857388 AV - PN3491 .W4 1981eb U1 - 809.3/927 19 PY - 1981///] CY - Princeton, New Jersey PB - Princeton University Press KW - European fiction KW - History and criticism KW - Characters and characteristics in literature KW - Roman européen KW - Histoire et critique KW - LITERARY CRITICISM KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY KW - Literary KW - fast KW - Electronic books KW - 7 KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Frontmatter --; Preface --; Table of Contents --; Introduction --; The Marginal Self --; Orphans --; Collision --; The Life as Book --; Conclusion --; Notes of Original Language --; Index N2 - The author charts the interaction between self and world through four major phases whereby the self initially has marginal status (the picaresque), begins to flourish and court recognition (Defoe, Marivaux, and Fielding), glows defiant and tries to impose its will on society and the other (Prevost, Richardson, Goethe, and Laclos), and finally makes a prophetic inward turn (Diderot, Sterne, and Rousseau). He shows how these phases also reflect the development of literature as it moves from mimetic to generative fiction, from the power of gesture to that of word.Originally published in 1981.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905 UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=791353 ER -