 | From Cannibals to Radicals: Figures and Limits of Exoticism Subjects: French literature -- History and criticism; Exoticism in literature; Culture conflict in literature; Naipaul V. S. (Vidiadhar Surajprasad) 1932– -- Critism and interpretation; In this fascinating analysis, Roger C(r)lestin examines the concept of exoticism from a historical and literary perspective. Through close readings of works by Montaigne, Diderot, Flaubert, Barthes, and Naipaul, C(r)lestin examines the way these writers have challenged representations of cultural identity in their time." |
