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Hannah Thompson - Reviewing Blindness in French Fiction, 1789-2013 - 9781137435101 - V9781137435101
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Reviewing Blindness in French Fiction, 1789-2013

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Description for Reviewing Blindness in French Fiction, 1789-2013 Hardback. Series: Literary Disability Studies. Num Pages: 232 pages, biography. BIC Classification: DSBD; DSBF; F. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 210 x 148. .

This book argues that the most interesting depictions of blindness in French fiction are those which call into question and ultimately undermine the prevailing myths and stereotypes of blindness which dominate Western thought. Rather than seeing blindness as an affliction, a tragedy or even a fate worse than death, the authors examined in this study celebrate blindness for its own sake. For them it is a powerful artistic and creative force which offers new and surprising ways of describing, and relating to, reality. Canonical and lesser-known novels from a range of genres, ... Read more

 

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan United Kingdom
Number of pages
232
Condition
New
Series
Literary Disability Studies
Number of Pages
199
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137435101
SKU
V9781137435101
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Hannah Thompson
Hannah Thompson is Reader in French at Royal Holloway, University of London, UK. She is the author of the popular Blind Spot Blog.

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