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Routledge - The Poetics of Literary Transfer in Early Modern France

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Explore the complex literary connections between early modern France and England in this scholarly work by Hassan Melehy. Published by Routledge, this book examines how French and English writers viewed their classical predecessors and authors from neighboring countries. Melehy investigates a specific strategy used by these writers to build national literatures. By presenting foreign traditions as both a source of inspiration and as something that had reached its end, these authors worked to position their own national works as superior. This academic text analyzes both well-known and less studied works to reveal the relationships that shaped early modern writing. The book is organized into four sections, providing deep analysis of individual authors including Joachim Du Bellay, Edmund Spenser, and Michel de Montaigne. It is an essential resource for students and scholars interested in the development of national literatures and the history of literary influence across Europe.

Key Features

Examines the relationships between early modern French and English writers and their classical predecessors.

Analyzes how authors used foreign literary traditions to help establish and promote their own national literatures.

Provides detailed study of specific authors including Joachim Du Bellay, Edmund Spenser, and Michel de Montaigne.

Covers both familiar and underappreciated texts to offer a broad view of early modern literary history.

Explores the paradox of how writers viewed other traditions as both inspiring and dead to surpass them.

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Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
28 September 2010
Listed Since
19 April 2010

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