ENG 110 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Romantic Poetry, Jane Austen, Adrienne Rich
10 Sep 2017
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Father is count of kersaint, executed during the revolution. Family flees to philadelphia, martinique, then switzerland, then london; back to. France in 1814 after restoration of the monarchy. First novel set in europe with a black heroine. First french literary work narrated by a black female protagonist. First serious attempt by a white author to represent a black character as a psychological complex individual. French in colonies are outraged by the novels publication . Duras is writing at a time in which thee is discrimination not only against blacks but also against women. This secret identity is largely an open secret. Eventually, others (stendahl and henri de latouche) pass their work off as hers to capitalize on her fame . Indeed, it is not she but the doctor who records, edits, and frames her words (xx). The novel is about the suffering of two polar opposites in french society: slaves.
