Aphorism in the Francophone Novel of the Twentieth Century

Drawing from seven 20th-century novels written in French, explores problems inherent in the very term aphorism, the narrative and discourse function of aphorisms within the genre of the novel, the interrelation between their structure and the epistemological and hermeneutical functions they perform as a component of the narrative fabric, the national character of aphoristics, and problems arising from anthologizing a novel's aphorisms. Assumes a reading knowledge of French. Canadian card order number: C96-900871-6. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR