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Writing French Algeria by Peter Dunwoodie 1999 Hardcover Edition-image

Writing French Algeria by Peter Dunwoodie 1999 Hardcover Edition

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brand: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Reviews: 'As professor Dunwoodie reminds us, there is a huge secondary literature on Camus, but there is little understanding of the general literary milieu from which he sprang. This book provides just that, but it should be enjoyed for its own sake and not just as the key to Camus. It is a fine andrevealing history of how the French writers in Algeria wanted their presence in North Africa to be understood.'William B Cohen, African History, Vol.41, 2000., 'Dunwoodie engages his subject without resort to the jargon of literary theory. His work is thus accessible.'William B Cohen, African History, Vol.41, 2000.'As professor Dunwoodie reminds us, there is a huge secondary literature on Camus, but there is little understanding of the general literary milieu from which he sprang. This book provides just that, but it should be enjoyed for its own sake and not just as the key to Camus. It is a fine and revealing history of how the French writers in Algeria wanted their presence in North Africa to be understood.'William B Cohen, African History, Vol.41, 2000., 'Dunwoodie engages his subject without resort to the jargon of literary theory. His work is thus accessible.'William B Cohen, African History, Vol.41, 2000. Intended Audience: College Audience Synopsis: Writing French Algeria is a groundbreaking study of the European literary discourse on French Algeria between the conquest of 1830 and the outbreak of the Algerian War in 1954. For the first time in English, this intertextual reading reveals the debate conducted within Algeria - and between colony and metropole - that aimed to forge an independent cultural identity for the European settlers. Through astute discussions of various texts, Peter Dunwoodie mapsthe representation of Algeria both in the dominant nineteenth-century discourse of Orientalism, via the littérature d'escale of writers such as Gautier or Fromentein, and in the colonial writing of LouisBertrand, Robert Randau, and the 'Algerianists' who played a critical role in the construction of the new 'Algerian'. Dunwoodie shows how this ultimate construction relied on an extremely selective process which marginalized the indigenous people of the Maghreb in order to rediscover the country's 'Latin' roots. The book also focuses on the dialogism operative in the works of École d'Alger writers like Gabriel Audisio, Albert Camus, and Emmanuel Roblès, interrogating theway in which their voices countered the closure of those earlier strategies and yet still articulated the unresolvable dilemma of an inherently unstable and impermanent minority whose identity remained grounded in otherness., Writing French Algeria offers a new perspective on the history of French writing in colonial Algeria. It discusses both the Orientalizing texts which followed the conquest of 1830 (by Fromentin, Gautier, Masqueray, and Loti), and the colonialist novelists who sought to depict and influence the birth of a new European race (Bertrand, Randau, and the Algerianists). Finally, it provides fresh readings of key works by the École Alger's foremostwriters: Camus, Audisio, and Roblès., Writing French Algeria is a groundbreaking study of the European literary discourse on French Algeria between the conquest of 1830 and the outbreak of the Algerian War in 1954. For the first time in English, this intertextual reading reveals the debate conducted within Algeria - and between colony and metropole - that aimed to forge an independent cultural identity for the European settlers. Through astute discussions of various texts, Peter Dunwoodie maps the representation of Algeria both in the dominant nineteenth-century discourse of Orientalism, via the littérature d'escale of writers such as Gautier or Fromentein, and in the colonial writing of Louis Bertrand, Robert Randau, and the 'Algerianists' who played a critical role in the construction of the new 'Algerian'. Dunwoodie shows how this ultimate construction relied on an extremely selective process which marginalized the indigenous people of the Maghreb in order to rediscover the country's 'Latin' roots. The book also focuses on the dialogism operative in the works of École d'Alger writers like Gabriel Audisio, Albert Camus, and Emmanuel Roblès, interrogating the way in which their voices countered the closure of those earlier strategies and yet still articulated the unresolvable dilemma of an inherently unstable and impermanent minority whose identity remained grounded in otherness., Writing French Algeria is a groundbreaking study of the European literary discourse on French Algeria between the conquest of 1830 and the outbreak of the Algerian War in 1954. For the first time in English, this intertextual reading reveals the debate conducted within Algeria--and between colony and metropole--that aimed to forge an independent cultural identity for the European settlers. ISBN-13: 9780198159728 Publisher: Oxford University Press, Incorporated Item Weight: 17.6 Oz Subject: European / French, Africa / North ISBN-10: 0198159722 Language: English LC Classification Number: PQ3988.5.A5D86 1998 Format: Hardcover Item Height: 0.9 in Item Width: 5.4 in Type: Textbook Author: Peter Dunwoodie Publication Year: 1999 Publication Name: Writing French Algeria Table Of Content: The end of El DjezaïrOrientalist writing strategiesWriting the (in)visible: exotic and colonialist fictionThe politics of polarity: the colonial novel and the AlgerianistsIthaca revisited: the Mediterranean of the École d'AlgerA dream deferredA question of belonging: the École d'Alger and the colonial presence gtin13: 9780198159728 Dewey Edition: 21 LCCN: 98-037816 Dewey Decimal: 840.9965 Item Length: 8.5 in Number of Pages: 342 Pages Subject Area: Literary Criticism, Travel

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  1. This book offers a fascinating deep dive into the complex history of French Algeria, blending sharp analysis with engaging storytelling. Dunwoodie’s research is thorough, presenting a nuanced perspective on colonialism and identity. The hardcover edition feels sturdy and well-made, perfect for collectors or serious readers. A must-read for anyone interested in North African history or postcolonial studies!

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