Author: Germaine Mason
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1504087224
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 271
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An overview of French literature as it evolved from the Middle Ages to the mid-twentieth century. In this compact yet wide-ranging volume, the many aspects of French literature and the different tendencies of successive schools are shown in the light of contemporaneous political and artistic developments. A Concise Survey of French Literature explores the relationship between literature and the evolution of French thought, deeply concerned, as it is, with the problems of human life and destiny. It also serves as an excellent reference for any student of French literature.
Author: Germaine Mason
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1442233893
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 345
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In this introductory survey, Professor Mason offers a bird's-eye view of French literature in six chapters, each dealing with approximately a century. She adopts the views which 'seem[ed] to have the assent of the best critics' in 1958.
Author: Germaine Mason
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780822601418
Category : French literature
Languages : en
Pages : 344
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Author: Lance Donaldson-Evans
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781933346229
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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metropolitan France as well as by francophone authors from Canada, the Caribbean, Africa, Belgium and Switzerland, One Hundred Great French Books offers a rich, varied, and multicultural panorama of one of the most beloved and inspiring literatures in the world." --Book Jacket.
Author: John D. Lyons
Publisher: OUP Oxford
ISBN: 0191614238
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 152
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The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, and extensive in time and space; appealing both to its immediate public, readers of French, and also to a global audience reached through translations and film adaptations. The first great works of this repertory were written in the twelfth century in northern France, and now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, include authors writing in many parts of the world, ranging from the Caribbean to Western Africa. French Literature: A Very Short Introduction introduces this lively literary world by focusing on texts - epics, novels, plays, poems, and screenplays - that concern protagonists whose adventures and conflicts reveal shifts in literary and social practices. From the hero of the medieval Song of Roland to the Caribbean heroines of I, Tituba, Black Witch of Salem or the European expatriate in Japan in Fear and Trembling, these problematic protagonists allow us to understand what interests writers and readers across the wide world of French. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area. These pocket-sized books are the perfect way to get ahead in a new subject quickly. Our expert authors combine facts, analysis, perspective, new ideas, and enthusiasm to make interesting and challenging topics highly readable.
Author: Percy Mansell Jones
Publisher: Manchester University Press
ISBN:
Category : French literature
Languages : en
Pages : 376
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Author: Roger Price
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521368094
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 408
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This book provides a clear and well-informed guide to French history from the early middle ages, with the emergence of a strong state in the Ile-de-France, to the trente glorieuses following the Second World War and including the Mitterand presidency. It provides the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available. Among the book's central themes are the relationship between state and society, the impact of war and such crucial questions as who possessed political power, how this power was used, and in whose interests and with what consequences. It takes account of the great figures of French history, including Philip Augustus, Henri IV, Louis XIV, the two Napoleons, Clemenceau and De Gaulle, and also the findings of modern social historians concerned with the life and death of ordinary people, the passing of generations, social structures, beliefs, and economic activity. This is a rich and entertaining guide to France for the student and general reader.
Author: Pierre Goubert
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1134919271
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 591
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Author: Laura C. Lambdin
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1136594256
Category : Literary Criticism
Languages : en
Pages : 562
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This reference is a comprehensive guide to literature written 500 to 1500 A.D., a period that gave rise to some of the world's most enduring and influential works, such as Dante's Commedia, Geoffrey Chaucer's The Canterbury Tales, and a large body of Arthurian lore and legend. While its emphasis is upon medieval English texts and society, this reference also covers Islamic, Hispanic, Celtic, Mongolian, Germanic, Italian, and Russian literature and Middle Age culture. Longer entries provide thorough coverage of major English authors such as Chaucer and Sir Thomas Malory, and of genre entries, such as drama, lyric, ballad, debate, saga, chronicle, and hagiography. Shorter entries examine particular literary works; significant kings, artists, explorers, and religious leaders; important themes, such as courtly love and chivalry; and major historical events, such as the Crusades. Each entry concludes with a brief biography. The volume closes with a list of the most valuable general works for further reading.
Author: H. Gaston Hall
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
ISBN: 9780815622758
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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