A New History of French Literature
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Book Overview
This introduction to French literature from 842 AD - the date of the earliest surviving document in any romance language - to the present decade is the most compact and imaginative single volume guide available in English to the French literary tradition. It is not the customary inventory of authors and titles but rather a collection of wide-angled views of historical and cultural phenomena. It sets before us writers, public figures, criminals, saints, and monarchs, as well as religious, cultural, and social revolutions. It gives us books, paintings, public monuments, even TV shows.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0674615654
ISBN13:9780674615656
Release Date:September 1989
Publisher:Harvard University Press
Length:1149 Pages
Weight:4.15 lbs.
Dimensions:2.2" x 6.8" x 10.3"
Customer Reviews
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French Literature in Context
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
The book is very interesting and very well written. It is composed of individual articles and essays rather than chapters, which makes it very refreshing. In this book, French Literature is placed in its historical, political, social, and philosophical context. This approach allows the reader to make more sense of the authors as well the texts. Literature is also viewed in the context of other artistic manifestations as well as in its different media. The only downside that I found is that, since the book does not aim to be exhaustive, some authors do not seem to find their place in it, Duras and Yourcenar for example.
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