Refiguring La Fontaine: Tercentenary EssaysAnne Lynn Birberick Reprint of an internationally praised collection of essays by a team of cutting-edge La Fontaine scholars. |
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Page 190
... nuns ' cycle but also the Nouveaux contes . The mathematical regularity with which La Fontaine returns to this topic ( Vincent 95 ) and the concern he expresses over his own fascination with it suggest that the nuns ' theme has , in the ...
... nuns ' cycle but also the Nouveaux contes . The mathematical regularity with which La Fontaine returns to this topic ( Vincent 95 ) and the concern he expresses over his own fascination with it suggest that the nuns ' theme has , in the ...
Page 195
... nuns and texts . This process of transforming the figure of the nun into a figure of the text - of moving from a social thematic to a metafictional one - will reach its apogee in " Le Tableau , " the final tale in the cycle . 4 The most ...
... nuns and texts . This process of transforming the figure of the nun into a figure of the text - of moving from a social thematic to a metafictional one - will reach its apogee in " Le Tableau , " the final tale in the cycle . 4 The most ...
Page 198
... nuns ' cycle comes to a close . Yet , this ending con- tains its own beginning , for the figure of the nun emerges as a figure of the text . Initially , she provides La Fontaine with the occasion to address social issues such as forced ...
... nuns ' cycle comes to a close . Yet , this ending con- tains its own beginning , for the figure of the nun emerges as a figure of the text . Initially , she provides La Fontaine with the occasion to address social issues such as forced ...
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MARIEODILE SWEETSER | 1 |
MICHAEL VINCENT | 10 |
La Fontaines Framedworks | 22 |
Copyright | |
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