Description:
The genre of the comic novel, which includes Charles Sorel's Histoire comique de Francion, Paul Scarron's Roman comique and Antoine Furetières Roman bourgeois, was extremely popular in 17th century France. The present study examines the relations between individuality and comedy in these novels, and thus casts new light on the early history of the novel and of the modern individual
Includes bibliographical references and index. - The genre of the comic novel, which includes Charles Sorel's Histoire comique de Francion, Paul Scarron's Roman comique and Antoine Furetières Roman bourgeois, was extremely popular in 17th century France. The present study examines the relations between individuality and comedy in these novels, and thus casts new light on the early history of the novel and of the modern individual