Guilt and Shame; Essays in French Literature, Thought and Visual Culture (English, Jenny Chamarette | Jenny Higgins)

About the Book

As theoretical positions and as affective experiences, the twin currents of contrition - guilt and shame - permeate literary discourse and figure prominently in discussions of ethics, history, sexuality and social hierarchy. This collection of essays, on French and francophone prose, poetry, drama, visual art, cinema and thought, assesses guilt and shame in relation to structures of social morality, language and self-expression, the thinking of t…

ISBN: 9783039115631