Palimpsests by Gerard Genette
By definition, a palimpsest is “a written document, usually on vellum or parchment, that has been written upon several times, often with remnants of erased writing still visible.” Palimpsests (originally published in France in 1982), one of Gérard Genette’s most important works, examines the manifold relationships a text may have with prior texts. Genette describes the multiple ways a later text asks readers to read or remember an earlier one. In this regard, he treats the history and nature of parody, antinovels, pastiches, caricatures, commentary, allusion, imitations, and other textual relations. Gérard Genette is one of the most original and influential literary critics of modern France. He is the major practitioner of narratological criticism, a pioneer in structuralism, and a much-admired literary historian. Such works as Narrative Discourse and Mimologics (Nebraska 1995) have established his international reputation as a literary theorist of the first order.
"Genette's work on narratology has been extremely influential, and deservedly so; his intertextual studies, undeservedly, far less soThis excellent translation should inspire further work on intertextual theories and practices, including imitations and transformations of Genette's main points."-Andrew Reynolds, Journal of European Studies Journal of European Studies "Very useful to comparative literature scholars familiar with Genette's style."-Library Journal Library Journal
Claude Doubinsky is Maître de conférences with the English Department at the University of Tours. This is his first book-length translation. Channa Newman is a professor of French and cultural studies and coordinator of modern languages at Point Park College.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780803270299 |
| ISBN 10 | 0803270291 |
| Title | Palimpsests |
| Author | Gerard Genette |
| Series | Stages |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | University of Nebraska Press |
| Year published | 1997-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 508 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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