La Comtesse de Ségur: A Marquise de Sade?
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| Rating | : | 4.27 (649 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0820442542 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 118 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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The Author: Lisette Luton is Assistant Professor of French at Charleston Southern University. She received her Ph.D. She has been a member of the Children's Literature Association since 1991 and has presented papers on Ségur at its annual conferences. . in French from the University of Virginia
Was La Comtesse de Ségur a sadist, as many critics have suggested? True, there are as many whips in her novels as in a torture chamber. This in-depth study is a defense of this misunderstood and misrepresented nineteenth-century French author. It explores specific accusations of sadism against Ségur and reinterprets the violent scenes in her novels against the backdrop of these accusations.. The pages are filled with illustrations befitting of sado-masochistic fantasies: cruel parents and guardians flagellating half-naked children
"Lisette Luton has written a very original study on one of the major writers in French children's literature. She has highlighted the most debated aspect of the Countess of Sgur's works in a very effective way through a minute and well-informed analysis of sources and contents." -- Jean Perrot, Professor of Comparative Literature, Paris-Nord University; President of the French Research Institute for Children's Literature