LOUIS HENRI BOUSSENARD-BETWEEN PICARESQUE NOVEL AND MEDICINE
LOUIS HENRI BOUSSENARD-BETWEEN PICARESQUE NOVEL AND MEDICINE
Author(s): Mirela RaduSubject(s): Novel, French Literature, Health and medicine and law, Philology, Theory of Literature
Published by: Editura Arhipelag XXI
Keywords: medicine; literature; picaresque novel; nationalistic nostalgia; adventure;
Summary/Abstract: Medical studies, knowledge of the human spirit and adventurous character characterized some of Asclepius' disciples. This is also the case of the French doctor and writer Louis Henri Boussenard (1847-1910) who traveled through the French colonies as a doctor, bringing together his life experiences in unique literary pages. Following the Franco-Prussian war, Louis Henri Boussenard remains with a nationalistic nostalgia that can be found in some of his literary writings. Satirical accents, the use of slang language and the investigation of social mores are some of the characteristics of Boussenard's novels demonstrating the acuteness of this doctor's observation.
Journal: Journal of Romanian Literary Studies
- Issue Year: 2023
- Issue No: 33
- Page Range: 225-230
- Page Count: 6
- Language: English