Journey Within the Crystal: A Study and Translation of George Sand's "Laura, Voyage dans le cristal (American University Studies). This item is unavailable.Journey Within the Crystal: A Study and Translation of George Sand's "Laura, Voyage dans le cristal (American University Studies)

This book is the only complete translation into English of George Sand''s Laura: Voyage dans le cristal. Combining personal biography, critical analysis and abundant notes on sources, the introductory study also provides a fresh look at the genius of George Sand through its examination of the author''s talents as a writer of the fantastic.

The Author: Pauline Pearson-Stamps received her doctoral degree in French from the University of Alabama. She is an Assistant Professor at Mississippi State University, where she teaches courses in French language and in nineteenth-century French literature. She has written on Baudelaire, Sand, and presented papers on topics in foreign language pedagogy, including the teaching of Black African literature of French expression. In 1988, she was awarded a Special Teaching Project Grant by Mississippi State University for her innovative course in nineteenth-century French performance literature.