The Modern Language Review · 1966 · 75 citations · 0 references
Language StudiesFrenchLiteratureFictionFrench LiteratureNarratologyEighteenth-century French LiteratureFrench Literary HistoryFrench Literary TheoryFrench NovelFrench RealismHistorical FictionCourtly FictionFrench Literary CanonLiterary PoliticsMichel De MontaignePerceived SeriousnessRealist AestheticsRealist Description
Preface Notes to the second edition 1. Prolegomena, theory and background 2. Fiction, history and truth 3. Memoirs and pseudo-memoirs 4. Lesage and conventions 5. Prevost: the new 'realism' 6. Marivaux: characters in depth 7. Crebillon: innovations in points of view 8. Letter-novels: history and technique 9. Crebillon's letter-novels 10. Rousseau: a new seriousness 11. Diderot: theory and practice 12. Restif de la Bretonne and Laclos: the culmination of the letter-novel 13. Bernardin de Saint-Pierre: transitional forms 14. Conclusion 15. Post-script: developments and perspectives Select bibliography Index.