II. France's Art of Expression

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Acknowledgements 7
3. TABLE OF CONTENTS 9
4. Introduction 11
5. I. The Biographical, Philosophical and Aesthetic Sources of France's Art 19
6. II. France's Art of Expression 43
7. III. The Art of Arrangement 62
8. IV. Humor 92
9. V. Ambiguity, Symbolic Ambiguities, Paradox, Controversy and Conflicts 114
10. VI. Poetic Technique 140
11. VII. Eroticism and Gauloiserie 159
12. VIII. The Supernatural and Utopian Elements 179
13. IX. Bizarrerie 195
14. X. Francean Imitatio 208
15. Conclusion 223
16. Bibliography 238
17. Index 253