French Literature Reviews - 2026
C. Bayle (ed.), Nerval et l’Autre
Writers: Biography, Letters and Memoirs
Ref.: Corinne Bayle (ed.), Nerval et l’Autre, Paris, Classiques Garnier, coll. «Études romantiques et dix-neuviémistes», 2018, 301 p.
EAN : 9782406066163
Price : 34 €
In Nerval's work, the relationship with the Other plays a major role: whether through translation, rewriting, borrowing, quotation, inspiration, or literary companionship, the texts of others continually nourish his creative output. This edited volume examines both the poet's acknowledged sources of inspiration and his more covert readings.
French romanticism of the nineteenth century frequently engaged with questions of literary lineage, translation and aesthetic influence. Writers of this period often looked beyond national borders and immediate traditions, drawing inspiration from foreign texts, classical models and contemporary peers to renew their poetic expression. Within nineteenth-century French literature, the assimilation of external sources and the presence of hidden readings represent a well-documented area of scholarly inquiry, reflecting broader romantic concerns with alterity, imitation and artistic identity.
Readers interested in nineteenth-century French poetry and romantic aesthetics may find this volume relevant. Edited by Corinne Bayle and published in 2018, the collection examines the relationship with the Other in the work of Gérard de Nerval, exploring acknowledged sources of inspiration alongside more covert readings through translation, rewriting, borrowing, quotation and literary companionship.