The true history of the serial novel

2024-01-18T15:46:05.518Z

Highlights: Stéphane Bern tells the story of a literary genre that got readers hooked, stories written by great writers that readers discovered every day in their newspaper amid the news. Who are the big names in the serial novel? How did the serial novels contribute to the rise of the mass circulation press? What criticisms were leveled against this popular literature in the 19th century? Lise Dumasy, professor of French literature and Nicolas Carreau, host of La Voix est livre, every Sunday at 7 p.m. on Europe1.

Stéphane Bern tells the story of a literary genre that got readers hooked, stories written by great writers that readers discovered every day in their newspaper amid the news. Or the true history of the serial novel... Who are the big names in the serial novel? How did the serial novel contribute to the rise of the mass circulation press? What criticisms were leveled against this popular literature in the 19th century? To talk about it, Stéphane Bern receives Lise Dumasy, professor of French literature, specialist in serial novels and popular literature in the 19th century, and Nicolas Carreau, host of La Voix est livre, every Sunday at 7 p.m. on Europe1.