Alison Fairlie
Imagination and Language
- ISBN 13:
- 9780521269216
- author:
- Alison Fairlie
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 1984
- Pages:
- 496
- Genre:
- Literature
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Alison Fairlie's essays offer in-depth analysis and critical insight into the works of Constant, Baudelaire, Nerval and Flaubert. This collection provides a nuanced exploration of the complex relationships between language and artistic imagination.
Organised around four distinct groups, each focusing on one author, these essays provide a rich source of intellectual stimulus for scholars and readers alike. The volume includes a previously unpublished essay on Nerval, as well as a bibliography of Professor Fairlie's critical writings.
With its exceptional depth and coherence, this collection is an invaluable resource for anyone seeking to understand the literary and cultural context of nineteenth-century French literature.