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cal representation. (He evens detects in this novel an echo of the waxworks.) Original, too, is his equation of Philippe de Sucy (in "Adieu") with a "Romantic historian." The chapter on Stendhal, while perhaps less striking in its insights, nonetheless succeeds well in relating Le Rouge and La Chartreuse to the central argument. On the other hand, it might be objected that Samuels accepts a little too readily the canonical view of Les Chouans as a straightforward attempt to emulate Scott, and that it is this that allows him to make an overly clear-cut distinction between it and the allegedly more parodic "Adieu," published the following year, whereas the earlier text can in fact already be shown to display much self-conscious detachment from the Scottian model. The footnote on Balzac's early pseudonymous fictions is both inadequate and misleading. In another note, Samuels appears to conflate the two very different Hulot brothers. It could also be demonstrated that his faith in Martin Lyons's statistical account of Scott's reception in France is partly misplaced. Alongside the many sterling qualities possessed by this study, these are, however, essentially cavils. Samuels's book deserves a wide readership; it is particularly to be hoped
Nineteenth Century French Studies – University of Nebraska Press
Published: Nov 14, 2005
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