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A Further Selection of the Chroniques of Guy de Maupassant
Contributor(s): de Maupassant, Guy (Author), de Maupassant, Guy (Other)

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 ISBN: 0820469637     ISBN-13: 9780820469638
Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing
OUR PRICE: $42.70  

Binding Type: Paperback
Published: July 2004
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BISAC Categories:
- History
- Fiction
Dewey: FIC
LCCN: 2003069511
Physical Information: 252 pages
Features: Bibliography
 
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Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt/M., New York, Oxford, Wien. This second selection of Maupassant's chroniques, edited in their original French version, includes articles on a wide range of subjects. Many are on literary, artistic or social themes, some are inspired by political events of the day. In general, some of the lighter pieces have been chosen, but in all of them Maupassant has something important to say. Maupassant often uses his chroniques to rehearse themes and topics to be developed later in short stories or novels. It is true that he never sought to re-publish them after their initial appearance in Le Gaulois, Gil Blas, or Le Figaro, but this is not to say that he did not reveal much about his inner self in these writings. Though he sometimes referred to them disparagingly as an irksome weekly obligation, he continued to offer his chroniques to the Parisian dailies when fame and fortune ensured that he had little need of the extra income they brought in. He wrote almost as many chroniques as short stories - indeed the distinction between the two genres is not always clear - and, whether the tone is facetious, serious or ironic, one can sense that Maupassant enjoys this dialogue with a regular readership. Readers or critics who ignore the journalism deprive themselves of a significant part of his overall output. This second selection shows once again that Maupassant the short-story writer and novelist was also an entertaining and observant chronicler of events in the France of his day. Contents: A selection of Maupassant's chroniques published in the French press in the 1880s - Notes explaining references and allusions - A short introduction to the chroniques withan evaluation of the importance of the journalistic writings - A bibliography of critical works relating to Maupassant's writings in the press.
 
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