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This is a big book tackling big topics: heroism, passion, transcendence through love or glory, courage and renunciation. The close readings of the well known texts by Corneille, Stendhal and Claudel round these themes are supplemented by references to the lesser known works of each author. What works well throughout is the reflective and comparative method of mapping the themes in their historical and generic contexts and the attention to detail. This is a scholarly and impressive contribution to study of each of the canonical French authors as well as a major contribution to comparative criticism. The use of Jungian archetypes as a methodological underpinning is unobtrusive. The bibliography is extensive and a synopsis of some of the less well-known works will encourage wider reading. Forum for Modern Language Studies (Oxford)
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