عنوان

Historical Sources and Literary Influence in the Cromwell of Victor Hugo.

شماره

TLets478054

عنوان اصلي

Historical Sources and Literary Influence in the Cromwell of Victor Hugo.

نام عام مواد

[Thesis]

نام نخستين پديدآور

Wren, K. P.

نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره

Royal Holloway, University of London

تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره

1974

جزئيات پايان نامه و نوع درجه آن

Ph.D.

کسي که مدرک را اعطا کرده

Royal Holloway, University of London

امتياز متن

1974

متن يادداشت

It is habitual for Hugo's 'sources for Cromwell to receivelittle more than a passing word in works of criticism, an attitude which has permitted the accumulation of misconceptionsabout this important piece. Sources, and a writers use of them,can be invaluable for our understanding of any work: all themore so for Cromwell, standing as it does at a turning-point inHugo's career.My purpose has been briefly to place the play in theliterary context of the Restoration, and thereafter to achieve anexegesis of the various influences perceptible in it. This inturn has necessitated an interpretative study of the play guaplay, in which I have tried to show that Royalist and legitimistideology predominates, rather than the Bonapartist and republicanviews ascribed to it by current trends in criticism. It is thedistinction, not the identity, between Napoleon and Cromwell thatmust be stressed.The study of both historical and literary sources revealstwo salient points: the restricted number of works exertingreal influence, and the proportional depth of the influence exerted.In the literary sphere, a significant discovery has beenthe extent of the influence exerted by foreign writers - Scott,Schiller, Shakespeare - which overshadows that of French ones,Vigny excepted. It is demonstrable, moreover, that Hugo'sCromwell has been affected by these influences far more deeplythan has been previously suspected.In every sense, these influences have conformed with the conclusions to be drawn from the interpretative study, underliningHugo's fundamental hostility to Cromwell. A selective useof the Bible by the poet shows this still further.It is my contention that the evidence presented justifiesa profound reappraisal of the place occupied by Cromwell in Hugo'sliterary and political evolution •

مستند نام اشخاص تاييد نشده

Wren, K. P.

مستند نام تنالگان تاييد نشده

Royal Holloway, University of London

نام الکترونيکي

فرمت انتشار

p

نوع ماده

[Thesis]

کد کاربرگه

276903

سطح دسترسي

a

تكميل شده

Y