Céline And His Vision
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Edition: Second Impression
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, slightly yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Very good copy.
A work of literary criticism and biography, Céline and His Vision presents a scholarly examination of the life and literary output of the controversial French author Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Erika Ostrovsky argues that Céline's deeply pessimistic worldview — shaped by war, poverty, and existential despair — forms the thematic and stylistic core of his groundbreaking novels. The study details how Céline's unique narrative voice, characterized by argot-laced prose and fragmented rhythms, revolutionized modern French literature. Ostrovsky chronicles the tensions between Céline's raw genius and his deeply troubling antisemitic writings, offering a rigorous and unflinching critical framework. This is an authoritative academic text that instructs readers in understanding one of the twentieth century's most challenging and influential literary figures.
Author: Erika Ostrovsky
Format: Hardback
Published: 1968, University of London Press Limited / New York University Press
Genre: Literary theory
Edition: Second Impression
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - no tears. Page Condition: Good, slightly yellowed. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Binding intact, pages secure. Very good copy.
A work of literary criticism and biography, Céline and His Vision presents a scholarly examination of the life and literary output of the controversial French author Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Erika Ostrovsky argues that Céline's deeply pessimistic worldview — shaped by war, poverty, and existential despair — forms the thematic and stylistic core of his groundbreaking novels. The study details how Céline's unique narrative voice, characterized by argot-laced prose and fragmented rhythms, revolutionized modern French literature. Ostrovsky chronicles the tensions between Céline's raw genius and his deeply troubling antisemitic writings, offering a rigorous and unflinching critical framework. This is an authoritative academic text that instructs readers in understanding one of the twentieth century's most challenging and influential literary figures.