Small worlds
minimalism in contemporary French literature
by Warren F. Motte
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"Small Worlds examines the minimalist trend in French writing, from the early 1980s to the present. Warren Motte first considers the practice of minimalism in other media, such as the plastic arts and music, and then proposes a theoretical model of minimalist literature. Subsequent chapters are devoted to the work of a variety of contemporary French writers and a diversity of literary genres.".
"In his discussion of minimalism, Motte considers smallness and simplicity, a reduction of means (and the resulting amplification of effect), immediacy, directness, clarity, repetition, symmetry, and playfulness. He argues that economy of expression offers writers a way of renovating traditional literary forms and allows them to represent human experience more directly."--BOOK JACKET.
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Small worlds: minimalism in contemporary French literature
1999, University of Nebraska Press
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-207) and index.
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