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Friend and Foe
Frederick John Harris
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Description for Friend and Foe
Hardback. In Friend and Foe, Frederick Harris examines the life and works of French authors Marcel Proust and Andre Gide. Proust and Gide clearly defined French literature in the first part of the twentieth century. This book contains the whole of correspondence between Proust and Gide, some letters translated in English for the first time. Num Pages: 488 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 222 x 145 x 31. Weight in Grams: 658.
In Friend and Foe, Frederick Harris examines the life and works of French authors Marcel Proust and André Gide. Proust and Gide clearly defined French literature in the first part of the twentieth century. This book contains the whole of correspondence between Proust and Gide, some letters translated in English for the first time. By looking at Proust and Gide simultaneously, looking at Proust and the whole coterie of writers and critics that gathered around Gide at the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF), Harris provides a new context in which to assess both Proust and Gide. It forces consideration in a ... Read more
In Friend and Foe, Frederick Harris examines the life and works of French authors Marcel Proust and André Gide. Proust and Gide clearly defined French literature in the first part of the twentieth century. This book contains the whole of correspondence between Proust and Gide, some letters translated in English for the first time. By looking at Proust and Gide simultaneously, looking at Proust and the whole coterie of writers and critics that gathered around Gide at the Nouvelle Revue Française (NRF), Harris provides a new context in which to assess both Proust and Gide. It forces consideration in a ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
University Press of America United States
Number of pages
488
Condition
New
Number of Pages
488
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780761821816
SKU
V9780761821816
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About Frederick John Harris
Frederick John Harris is Professor of French and Comparative Literature, Fordham University, New York.
Reviews for Friend and Foe
Though targeting a general readership, the book, with its detailed analyses of these fascinating interactions, its organization (basically chronological but with certain thematic highlights), and its notes and index, should appeal to Gide or Proust scholars as well.
Scott Manning, Susquehanna University
The French Review
. . . the composition of the book, extremely skillful, should arouse ... Read more
Scott Manning, Susquehanna University
The French Review
. . . the composition of the book, extremely skillful, should arouse ... Read more