art of Anatole France

Frontmatter -- Acknowledgements -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- Introduction -- I. The Biographical, Philosophical and Aesthetic Sources of France's Art -- II. France's Art of Expression -- III. The Art of Arrangement -- IV. Humor -- V. Ambiguity, Symbolic Ambiguities, Paradox, Controversy and Conflicts -- VI. Poetic Technique -- VII. Eroticism and Gauloiserie -- VIII. The Supernatural and Utopian Elements -- IX. Bizarrerie -- X. Francean Imitatio -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index