Sara Poole
Biographic Data
| ID | 3967839 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Sara Poole |
| GIVEN NAMES | Sara |
| FAMILY NAME | Poole |
| SIGNATURE | POOLE S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Reading |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 6 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 6 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2001 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2011 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Œuvre en travaux
‘Nous, au village, aussi …’;1 The Recent and Rapid Rise of the polar à racines
This article charts the increasing popularity in France of the regional crime novel. The polar's spread from Paris to major provincial cities is initially discussed, and the function of place within crime fiction is examined with specific reference to two writers using Lyon as the scene of crime(s). The current success of provincial publishers of the polar régional is then highlighted, and an attempt is made to assess what the reader is looking f…
Slambiguité ’? Youth Culture and the Positioning of ‘Le Slam’ in France
Poetry slams—a revisiting of performance poetry with no specific agenda and no frills—were born in America and reached France over a decade ago. Such ‘slams’—and the pieces performed at them—were incorporated into mainstream popular culture with great rapidity. This article briefly presents le slam, before turning to the artist most representative of the genre in the eyes of the national media, Grand Corps Malade, and to characteristic themes and…
Women and boundaries in the fiction of Mouloud Feraoun
The fiction of Algerian writer and novelist Mouloud Feraoun (191362) tends to have been overshadowed by that of his contemporaries, the latter being seen as more engags at a time when Algeria needed strong literary statements. Fifty years on, this essay seeks to reappraise his novels in the light of, specifically, his treatment of women. The initial, and then more recent, critical reception of his works is briefly examined. It is then argued that…
Mais le vieillard est grand
This article examines the portrayal and treatment of ageing in the contemporary French 'regional novel'. A contextualisation of three best-selling authors precedes an account of selected works. An initial consideration of their use of positive traditional stereotypes linked to old age leads to an examination of alternative valorising images, which stress transmissible life skills and the unquantifiable benefits of bonds between the elderly and th…
Rompols not of the Bailey
Slambiguité ’? Youth Culture and the Positioning of ‘Le Slam’ in France
Poetry slams—a revisiting of performance poetry with no specific agenda and no frills—were born in America and reached France over a decade ago. Such ‘slams’—and the pieces performed at them—were incorporated into mainstream popular culture with great rapidity. This article briefly presents le slam, before turning to the artist most representative of the genre in the eyes of the national media, Grand Corps Malade, and to characteristic themes and…
Rompols not of the Bailey
Rompols not of the Bailey
Mais le vieillard est grand
This article examines the portrayal and treatment of ageing in the contemporary French 'regional novel'. A contextualisation of three best-selling authors precedes an account of selected works. An initial consideration of their use of positive traditional stereotypes linked to old age leads to an examination of alternative valorising images, which stress transmissible life skills and the unquantifiable benefits of bonds between the elderly and th…
Women and boundaries in the fiction of Mouloud Feraoun
The fiction of Algerian writer and novelist Mouloud Feraoun (191362) tends to have been overshadowed by that of his contemporaries, the latter being seen as more engags at a time when Algeria needed strong literary statements. Fifty years on, this essay seeks to reappraise his novels in the light of, specifically, his treatment of women. The initial, and then more recent, critical reception of his works is briefly examined. It is then argued that…
Slambiguité ’? Youth Culture and the Positioning of ‘Le Slam’ in France
Poetry slams—a revisiting of performance poetry with no specific agenda and no frills—were born in America and reached France over a decade ago. Such ‘slams’—and the pieces performed at them—were incorporated into mainstream popular culture with great rapidity. This article briefly presents le slam, before turning to the artist most representative of the genre in the eyes of the national media, Grand Corps Malade, and to characteristic themes and…
‘Nous, au village, aussi …’;1 The Recent and Rapid Rise of the polar à racines
This article charts the increasing popularity in France of the regional crime novel. The polar's spread from Paris to major provincial cities is initially discussed, and the function of place within crime fiction is examined with specific reference to two writers using Lyon as the scene of crime(s). The current success of provincial publishers of the polar régional is then highlighted, and an attempt is made to assess what the reader is looking f…
Œuvre en travaux
Art (6 works) · Art history (4 works) · History (4 works) · History (3 works) · Literature (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Cultural Identity and Heritage (2 works) · Aesthetics (1 work) · Aging, Elder Care, and Social Issues (1 work) · Appropriation (1 work)