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Mendacity and the Figure of the Liar in Seventeenth-Century French Comedy

Mendacity and the Figure of the Liar in Seventeenth-Century French Comedy

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Series: Routledge Studies in Renaissance Literature and Culture

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ISBN10: 147241358X
ISBN13: 9781472413581
Publisher: Routledge
Published: May 30 2017
Pages: 204
Weight: 0.95
Height: 0.70 Width: 6.10 Depth: 9.10
Language: English
In this study Emilia Wilton-Godberfforde unmasks the process whereby characters in seventeenth-century French comedy construct narratives designed to trick, misdirect, dazzle, confuse or exploit their interlocutors. Analyzing different incarnations of seducer, parasite, cross-dresser, duplicitous narrator/messenger and deluded mythomaniac, the author underscores the way in which the figure of the liar both entertains and troubles, making it a fascinating subject worthy of detailed investigation.

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