The body in Francophone literature : historical, thematic and aesthetic perspectives / edited by El Hadji Malick Ndiaye and Moussa Sow.

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

viii, 174 pages ; 23 cm

"Much of Francophone literature is a response to an elaborate discourse that served to bolster colonial French notions of national grandeur and to justify expansion of French territories overseas. Drawing on various Francophone texts, this collection of new essays offers a compelling study of the literary body--both corporeal and figurative"-- Provided by publisher.

English

July 25, 2016

Includes bibliographical references and index.