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- André Gide and the Second World War: A Novelist's Occupation
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
STATE University of New York Press
ISBN-10
0791467139
ISBN-13
9780791467138
eBay Product ID (ePID)
46869069
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
267 Pages
Publication Name
André Gide and the Second World War : a Novelist's Occupation
Language
English
Subject
European / French, Europe / France, Subjects & Themes / Historical events, LGBT
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Literary Criticism, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.8 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Scholarly & Professional
LCCN
2005-014627
Reviews
With the exception of the early wartime Journal, Gide's publications during France's "dark years" have received little critical attention. This book scrutinizes the entire wartime oeuvre in depth, tracing the evolution of Gide's political views and, most importantly, reading the wartime texts against each other. It is the interplay among these texts that reveals the full complexity of Gide's political positionings and the rhetorical brilliance he deployed to redress his tarnished image., "...[An] extremely well-researched and level-headed account of André Gide's war years and their reconfiguration after the Armistice ... van Tuyl is an excellent guide through a murky and ugly period." -- South Atlantic Review "...this is a provocative and well-written study." -- Times Literary Supplement "...[this] useful book presents an innovative analysis of the vagaries of Gide's meandering ... Gide makes use of his texts as vehicles for retouching his own image, and his case serves as a uniquely creative response to the problem of the intellectual faced with the destabilizing force of war." -- The French Review "Van Tuyl has assembled a wide range of well-researched and well-supported arguments that restore to its necessary breadth and depth the historical and ideological context of the period. The book is a clear, concise, and thorough treatment of Gide's activities around World War II and is a polished reference work that will be invaluable to scholars and students of Gide for years to come." -- Walter Putnam, The University of New Mexico "This is an extraordinary look into a man who alleged utter frankness but could only be as honest as his changing view of himself permitted." -- Kenneth Krauss, author of The Drama of Fallen France: Reading la Comédie sans Tickets, Van Tuyl has assembled a wide range of well-researched and well-supported arguments that restore to its necessary breadth and depth the historical and ideological context of the period. The book is a clear, concise, and thorough treatment of Gide's activities around World War II and is a polished reference work that will be invaluable to scholars and students of Gide for years to come.
Grade From
College Graduate Student
Illustrated
Yes
Table Of Content
Acknowledgments Abbreviations Introduction 1. From Munich to Montoire: National Crisis and the Man of Letters 2. Accommodation and Reaction: The Wartime N.R.F. 3. Coded Messages: The "Interviews imaginaires" 4. Battles on the Home Front: Domestic Allegory in the Tunis Journal 5. Repositionings: Pages de Journal and Thésée 6. Coming Home: The Purge and the Aftermath Epilogue What Happened to André Gide Notes Works Cited Index
Edition Description
Annotated edition
Synopsis
Arguably the most influential French writer of the early twentieth century, André Gide is a paradigmatic figure whose World War II writings offer an exemplary reflection of the challenges facing a leading writer in a time of national collapse. Tracing Gide's circuitous "intellectual itinerary" from the fall of France through the postwar purge, this book examines the ambiguous role of France's senior man of letters during the Second World War. The writer's intricate maneuverings offer privileged insights into three issues of broad significance: the relationship of literature and politics in France during World War II, the repressions and repositionings that continue to fuel controversy about the period, and the role of public intellectuals in times of national crisis. With the exception of the early wartime Journal, Gide's publications during France's "dark years" have received little critical attention. This book scrutinizes the entire wartime oeuvre in depth, tracing the evolution of Gide's political views and, most importantly, reading the wartime texts against each other. It is the interplay among these texts that reveals the full complexity of Gide's political positionings and the rhetorical brilliance he deployed to redress his tarnished image., The first complete study of Gide's neglected wartime writings. Arguably the most influential French writer of the early twentieth century, André Gide is a paradigmatic figure whose World War II writings offer an exemplary reflection of the challenges facing a leading writer in a time of national collapse. Tracing Gide's circuitous "intellectual itinerary" from the fall of France through the postwar purge, this book examines the ambiguous role of France's senior man of letters during the Second World War. The writer's intricate maneuverings offer privileged insights into three issues of broad significance: the relationship of literature and politics in France during World War II, the repressions and repositionings that continue to fuel controversy about the period, and the role of public intellectuals in times of national crisis. With the exception of the early wartime Journal, Gide's publications during France's "dark years" have received little critical attention. This book scrutinizes the entire wartime oeuvre in depth, tracing the evolution of Gide's political views and, most importantly, reading the wartime texts against each other. It is the interplay among these texts that reveals the full complexity of Gide's political positionings and the rhetorical brilliance he deployed to redress his tarnished image., Arguably the most influential French writer of the early twentieth century, Andr Gide is a paradigmatic figure whose World War II writings offer an exemplary reflection of the challenges facing a leading writer in a time of national collapse. Tracing Gide's circuitous "intellectual itinerary" from the fall of France through the postwar purge, this book examines the ambiguous role of France's senior man of letters during the Second World War. The writer's intricate maneuverings offer privileged insights into three issues of broad significance: the relationship of literature and politics in France during World War II, the repressions and repositionings that continue to fuel controversy about the period, and the role of public intellectuals in times of national crisis. With the exception of the early wartime Journal, Gide's publications during France's "dark years" have received little critical attention. This book scrutinizes the entire wartime oeuvre in depth, tracing the evolution of Gide's political views and, most importantly, reading the wartime texts against each other. It is the interplay among these texts that reveals the full complexity of Gide's political positionings and the rhetorical brilliance he deployed to redress his tarnished image.
LC Classification Number
PQ2613.I2Z84 2006
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