A word on the text
Introduction. Second Empire, empire of "zut"
Authority dispersed in collaboration
Authority under siege when parody meets poetry
Rimbaud drowning verse in a sea of multiplicity
At 7,000 meters without a net: the vertigo of Jules Verne's narrative authority.
Authority in crisis in French literature, 1850-1880 by Seth Adam Whidden. ISBN 9781472444264. Published by Ashgate in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.