A Short History Of French Literature From The Middle Ages To The Present Day
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Author | : Sarah Kay |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 356 |
Release | : 2006-01-12 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0191516228 |
This book traces the history of French literature from its beginnings to the present. Within its remarkably brief compass, it offers a wide-ranging, personal, and detailed account of major writers and movements. Developments in French literature are presented in an innovative way, not as an even sequence of literary events but as a series of stories told at varying pace and with different kinds of focus. Readers can thus take in the broad sweep of historical change, grasp the main characteristics of major periods, or enjoy a close appraisal of individual works and their contexts. The book is written in an accessible and non-technical style that will make it attractive to students and to all those who enjoy French Literature.
Author | : Laurence Bisson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 160 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : French literature |
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Author | : Laurence Adolphus Bisson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 159 |
Release | : 1943 |
Genre | : French literature |
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Author | : |
Publisher | : Ardent Media |
Total Pages | : 646 |
Release | : 2019-08-20 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : |
This magnificent volume provides a complete history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day, taking us beyond traditional definitions of ‘literature' into the world of the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic fiction and cinema Presents a definitive history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day. Incorporates coverage of Francophone writing in Europe, Canada, the West Indies and North and Sub-Saharan Africa. Links the development of literature to the mentalities and social conditions which produced it. Takes us beyond “literature” to study graphic fiction, cinema and the bestseller. Maps the rise of the Intellectual, and in so doing charts a progression from literary doctrine to critical theory.
Author | : William Henry Hudson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 338 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : French literature |
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Author | : Leon Emile Kastner |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 344 |
Release | : 1901 |
Genre | : French literature |
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Author | : Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 176 |
Release | : 2011-12-01 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 1421403323 |
Is it legitimate to conceive of and write a history of medieval French literature when the term “literature” as we know it today did not appear until the very end of the Middle Ages? In this novel introduction to French literature of the period, Jacqueline Cerquiglini-Toulet says yes, arguing that a profound literary consciousness did exist at the time. Cerquiglini-Toulet challenges the standard ways of reading and evaluating literature, considering medieval literature not as separate from that in other eras but as part of the broader tradition of world literature. Her vast and learned readings of both canonical and lesser-known works pose crucial questions about, among other things, the notion of otherness, the meaning of change and stability, and the relationship of medieval literature with theology. Part history of literature, part theoretical criticism, this book reshapes the language and content of medieval works. By weaving together topics such as the origin of epic and lyric poetry, Latin-French bilingualism, women’s writing, grammar, authorship, and more, Cerquiglini-Toulet does nothing less than redefine both philosophical and literary approaches to medieval French literature. Her book is a history of the literary act, a history of words, a history of ideas and works—monuments rather than documents—that calls into question modern concepts of literature.
Author | : George Saintsbury |
Publisher | : Oxford, Clarendon P |
Total Pages | : 634 |
Release | : 1889 |
Genre | : French literature |
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Author | : George Saintsbury |
Publisher | : Litres |
Total Pages | : 886 |
Release | : 2022-05-15 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : 5040583648 |
Author | : George Saintsbury |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 668 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : French literature |
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