Problems and Methods of Literary History (Classic Reprint): With Special Reference to Modern French Literature; A Guide for Graduate Students: With ... Guide for Graduate Students (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

André Morize

 
9781332808526: Problems and Methods of Literary History (Classic Reprint): With Special Reference to Modern French Literature; A Guide for Graduate Students: With ... Guide for Graduate Students (Classic Reprint)

Synopsis

Master the methods of evaluating texts and authorship in literary history. This graduate-level guide explains the problems of authenticity and attribution in modern French literature and shows how to approach them with careful, evidence-based analysis. It combines theory with concrete methods you can apply to real texts and manuscripts.

This edition frames the discipline as a practice of careful source work, bibliographical scrutiny, and critical apparatus. It uses classic cases and clear reasoning to help you understand how scholars decide what a work truly is, who wrote it, and how to place it in literary history without overpromising certainty.


  • Learn how to identify genuine works, impostures, and misattributions.

  • Explore the role of manuscripts, editions, and documentary evidence in authentication.

  • See how critical apparatus and bibliography organize and present findings.

  • Study historical examples, including well-known debates over attribution in French literature.



Ideal for readers of literary history and graduate students seeking solid, method-based approaches to authenticity and attribution.

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