Constant: Adolphe

by Dennis Wood

Book Overview

Dr Wood traces in detail the frequently paradoxical development of themes and situations introduced in the opening chapters and lays stress on the novel's intricate writing. He places the book in its historical, intellectual and biographical context and examines its reception by writers as various as Stendhal, George Eliot, and Tolstoy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521316561
• ISBN13: 9780521316569
• Release Date: December 1987
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.32 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.0" x 8.0"