Become a Readings Member to make your shopping experience even easier. Sign in or sign up for free!

Become a Readings Member. Sign in or sign up for free!

Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre to view your orders, change your details, or view your lists, or sign out.

Hello Readings Member! Go to the member centre or sign out.

Cart ⚙️
Home / Contes Cruels
 
Paperback

Contes Cruels

Auguste De Villiers De L'Isle-Adam
$96.99
Add to wishlist
Sign in or become a Readings Member to add this title to your wishlist.

According to Villiers, these ‘terrible tales’ owe much to Edgar Poe. However, this comparison should not be taken at face value: in making it, Villiers hopes to use Poe’s literary credentials to legitimate the modern novel. In reality, he renews the use of cruelty in literature and invents a radical new way of hurting the reader.

Read More
In Shop
Out of stock
Shipping & Delivery

$9.00 standard shipping within Australia
FREE standard shipping within Australia for orders over $100.00
Express & International shipping calculated at checkout

MORE INFO
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Classiques Garnier
Country
France
Date
10 August 2012
Pages
657
ISBN
9782812404979

According to Villiers, these ‘terrible tales’ owe much to Edgar Poe. However, this comparison should not be taken at face value: in making it, Villiers hopes to use Poe’s literary credentials to legitimate the modern novel. In reality, he renews the use of cruelty in literature and invents a radical new way of hurting the reader.

Read More
Format
Paperback
Publisher
Classiques Garnier
Country
France
Date
10 August 2012
Pages
657
ISBN
9782812404979

Looking for something in particular?

Search our extensive online catalogue.