Literature and the Right in Postwar France

Name: Literature and the Right in Postwar France
Brand: Bloomsbury 3PL
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By David Cesarani

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It has long been assumed that France was dominated by the political left wing and by Existentialism throughout the 1940s and 1950s. This is the first book to re-evaluate the impact of the vigorous and unrepentant right-wing cultural and literary movement during the postwar period.In this revealing study, the author concentrates on three neglected but significant writers who constitute the group known as the 'Hussards': Roger Nimier, Antoine Blondin and Jacques Laurent. He offers a detailed analysis of the work of the 'Hussards' and others on the fringe of this iconoclastic group who aggressively (and sometimes violently) opposed Existentialism while adopting a tradition from the 1920s full of nostalgia for lost values. Students and scholars will find that this book fills an important gap in French literary and cultural history of the postwar period.

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Edition:: 1
Number of Pages:: 368
Release Date:: 1996-03-01
Publication Date:: 1996-03-01
Publisher:: Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:: Original: English
ISBN10:: 1859730299
ISBN13:: 9781859730294
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 594 g
Height:: 145 cm
Width:: 222 cm
Thickness:: 23 cm

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