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OverviewIn this book-length study, Ewa Szary-Matywiecka examines Maria Wirtemberska’s Malvina, or the Heart’s Intuition, an international success upon its publication in 1816 that is now widely considered to be Poland’s first psychological novel. Applying structuralist methods, Szary-Matywiecka situates Wirtemberska among other literary luminaries of her day, including Rousseau and Goethe, and explores how the nineteenth-century salon culture formed the concerns and themes of her novel. Malvina’s obsession with language games recall the vocabulary quizzes and semantic puzzles popular in the European salons frequented by Wirtemberska. Szary-Matywiecka also argues that the novel’s motif of twins and twinned characters emerges from both the theatrical preoccupations of salons, as well as how Wirtemberska seemingly splits her voice between traditional narration and a more intrusive authorial style, helping shape her novel’s innovative narrative method. Malvina, or Spoken Word in the Novel is an insightful deconstruction of a female-penned classic of European literature. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Ewa Szary-Matywiecka , Magdalena OzarskaPublisher: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Imprint: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic Dimensions: Width: 14.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 20.30cm ISBN: 9788024645322ISBN 10: 8024645327 Pages: 230 Publication Date: 31 January 2023 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationEwa Szary-Matywiecka is professor emerita at the Institute for Literary Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Warsaw. Magdalena Ozarska is professor of English at Jan Kochanowski University in Kielce, Poland. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |