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 | | A New History of French Literature by Denis Hollier (Editor) ISBN-10: 9780674615656 ISBN-10: 0-674-61565-4 ISBN-13: 9780674615656 ISBN-13: 978-0-674-61565-6 Hardcover 1989-09-09 Harvard University Press Find Lowest Price |
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Product Description This splendid introduction to French literature from 842 A.D. to the present decade is the most imaginative single-volume guide to the French literary tradition available in English. Conceived for the general reader, this volume presents French literature not as a simple inventory of authors or titles, but rather as a historical and cultural field viewed from a wide array of contemporary critical perspectives. The book consists of 164 essays by American and European scholars, and covers the history of French literature from 842 to 1989. | ||
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French Literature in Context 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. | ||