9780226100708 - Writing of Melancholy: Modes of Opposition in Early French Modernism by Chambers (4 results)

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xv, 239 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm. Notes; Translation by Mary Seidman Trouille of : Mélancolie et opposition. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. Contents; Preface -- Preface to the English translation -- 1. On being Nouveau -- 2. Anger vaporized -- 3. The duplicity of power and the power of duplicity -- 4. Suicide without pistols -- 5. Poetry in the Asiatic mode -- 6. Memory and melancholy -- 7. Repetition and irony -- In/conclusion. Reading the blur -- Notes -- Index. Subjects; French literature 19th century History and criticism. Modernism (Literature) France. Melancholy in literature. Polarity in literature. Memory in literature. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine cloth copy in a near-fine, very slightly dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Physical description; xv, 239 pages : illustration (black and white) ; 24 cm. Notes; Translation by Mary Seidman Trouille of : Mélancolie et opposition. Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-230) and index. Contents; Preface -- Preface to the English translation -- 1. On being Nouveau -- 2. Anger vaporized -- 3. The duplicity of power and the power of duplicity -- 4. Suicide without pistols -- 5. Poetry in the Asiatic mode -- 6. Memory and melancholy -- 7. Repetition and irony -- In/conclusion. Reading the blur -- Notes -- Index. Subjects; French literature 19th century History and criticism. Modernism (Literature) France. Melancholy in literature. Polarity in literature. Memory in literature. 1 Kg.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Hardcover book in fine condition with DJ in fine condition. DJ looks new and has no chips or scratches. A touch of wear is visible on the bottom of the book covers around the spine. Spine is square and intact. Points are sharp. Please see photos attached and feel free to reach out with questions about this title.