 | The Entrapments of Form: Cruelty and Modern Literature Subjects: French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; American literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism; Cruelty in literature; Modernism (Literature) -- France; Modernism (Literature) -- United States; This book describes the narrative form of cruelty in modern literature. It focuses on the two main literary traditions that carry the legacy of revolutionary upheaval in modernity, the French and the American, and shows the transfers of influence that create the contemporary outline of the concept. Toal Catherine : Catherine Toal is Professor of Literature and Dean of the College at Bard College Berlin, Germany. |
