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Colette's Journalism: Genre and Rhetoric in the Chroniques

Colette's Journalism: Genre and Rhetoric in the Chroniques

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Series: Research Monographs in French Studies, Book 74

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ISBN10: 1839543671
ISBN13: 9781839543678
Publisher: Legenda
Published: Apr 6 2026
Pages: 138
Weight: 0.93
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English

Colette published several series of chroniques in the periodical press, between 1911 and 1928, collecting each series in volumes. They discuss a wide variety of topics. What is a 'chronique', and what is its function both in the periodical, and out of this environment? Anne Freadman studies these chroniques by drawing on Colette's rhetorical practices. Notably, she investigates how the figure of the writer represents herself and her readers. What position does she occupy when considering her topics? Does she provoke her readers or solicit their connivence? What work does she get the chroniques to do?

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