Authority in Crisis in French Literature, 1850?1880

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Exploring the crises of literary authority in nineteenth-century France, the book examines the impact of the Second Empire and the Paris Commune on literature. It highlights key phenomena such as literary collaboration, parody, and the destabilization of poetic forms, emphasizing how these elements reflect the shifting narrative voices within the context of social and political upheaval. Through this lens, the author delves into the complexities of identity and expression in a turbulent era of French history.