Foregrounded description in prose fiction

five cross-literary studies

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Foregrounded description in prose fiction

five cross-literary studies

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In this wide-ranging study, Jose Manuel Lopes proposes a theoretical framework for analysing the role of description in prose fiction. He offers readings of texts drawn from four national literatures - French, Spanish, Portuguese, and Brazilian - testing his model across a cultural and temporal spectrum.

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Language
English
Pages
183

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Foregrounded description in prose fiction: five cross-literary studies
1995, University of Toronto Press
in English
Cover of: Foregrounded description in prose fiction
Foregrounded description in prose fiction: five cross-literarystudies
1995, University of Toronto Press
in English

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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [167]-178) and index.

Published in
Toronto, Buffalo
Series
Theory/culture, Theory/culture series

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
809.3/85
Library of Congress
PN816 .L67 1995

The Physical Object

Pagination
x, 183 p. ;
Number of pages
183

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL542738M
ISBN 10
0802007279
LCCN
96122371
OCLC/WorldCat
34145330
Goodreads
1200916

Work Identifiers

Work ID
OL2379813W

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