This book offers a study of the whole of Duras's written oeuvre, covering journalism and lesser-known works as well as more famous texts. It brings out the constant presence of ethical questions in and around the experiences of passion and excess with which her work is always concerned, and subjects Duras's texts to an unprecedented level of close reading, carrying her beyond the terms of her usual reception. On the basis of this approach, and with reference to Duras's involvement with her intellectual and political contexts, the book demonstrates the detailed engagement of Duras's writing in the ethical and political issues of her day. Careful textual analysis shows the particular, fragile nature of this engagement, as well as the intricate textures of Duras's work; this leads to a striking new model of the relation between the literary text and the ethical life of its readers, which will be of importance not only to specialists in French Studies, but to all those interested in ethical criticism and modern literary studies.
| ISBN: | 9780198160137 |
| Publication date: | 12th October 2000 |
| Author: | Martin University Lecturer in French, and Fellow, University Lecturer in French, and Fellow, Queens College, Cambrid Crowley |
| Publisher: | Clarendon Press an imprint of Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 340 pages |
| Series: | Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs |
| Genres: |
Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000 Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers Ethics and moral philosophy History of ideas |
This book offers a study of the whole of Duras's written oeuvre, covering journalism and lesser-known works as well as more famous texts. It brings out the constant presence of ethical questions in and around the experiences of passion and excess with which her work is always concerned, and subjects Duras's texts to an unprecedented level of close reading, carrying her beyond the terms of her usual reception. On the basis of this approach, and with reference to Duras's involvement with her intellectual and political contexts, the book demonstrates the detailed engagement of Duras's writing in the ethical and political issues of her day. Careful textual analysis shows the particular, fragile nature of this engagement, as well as the intricate textures of Duras's work; this leads to a striking new model of the relation between the literary text and the ethical life of its readers, which will be of importance not only to specialists in French Studies, but to all those interested in ethical criticism and modern literary studies.
Duras, Writing, and the Ethical features in the following genres: Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Ethics and moral philosophy, History of ideas
Duras, Writing, and the Ethical is available in Hardback
Duras, Writing, and the Ethical was written by Martin University Lecturer in French, and Fellow, University Lecturer in French, and Fellow, Queens College, Cambrid Crowley and published by Clarendon Press an imprint of Oxford University Press
Duras, Writing, and the Ethical has 340 pages
Yes it is part of Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs series