Poteau-Tralie intelligently discusses Maupassant's preoccupation with judgment and criminality, the problem of the voice of authority, reversals, the importance of the narratee, the tragic nature of family relationships, the fear of women's power, and the role of the child. She asks the right questions, and along the way she casts interesting light on some of the period's prejudices concerning women. (Victor Brombert, Princeton University) ukryj opis