Stealing Things: Theft and the Author in Nineteenth-Century France

by Rosemary A. Peters

Book Overview

Stealing Things demonstrates how nineteenth-century French narratives portraying the "thief" figure reflect and critique popular attitudes of the times. This book focuses on how stolen objects shape individual identity and social status.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498516459
• ISBN13: 9781498516457
• Release Date: March 2015
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"