French Literature Reviews - 2026
C. De Grève, La Réception de Gogol en France (1838-2009)
Comparative and World Literature
Claude De Grève,
La Réception de Gogol en France (1838-2009)
EAN : 9782406061946
628 pages
Price : 58,00 €
This book traces the chapters of a tumultuous and striking history: the reception of Gogol—a Russian writer whose life, death, and work still seem enigmatic—in France across the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries, set against the backdrop of France's complex and shifting relations with Russia.
The study belongs to the broad field of international literary reception and cross-cultural exchange, mapping how foreign authors are interpreted, translated, and integrated into a national literary space over extended periods. This historical trajectory unfolds across three centuries, reflecting broader shifts in literary tastes, aesthetic movements, and ideological currents within French intellectual life.
Readers interested in the history of Franco-Russian cultural relations, translation history, and the fortunes of nineteenth-century Russian prose within the French tradition may find this volume relevant. The text documents a complex history involving fluctuating perspectives on a writer whose legacy remains enigmatic, framing these developments within the changing geopolitical and cultural ties connecting France and Russia from 1838 to 2009.