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Author: John D. Lyons
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 305
ISBN-13: 1107036046
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A fresh and comprehensive account of the literature of France, from medieval romances to twenty-first-century experimental poetry and novels.
Author: Simon Gaunt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2008-04-10
Total Pages:
ISBN-13: 9781139827874
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Medieval French literature encompasses 450 years of literary output in Old and Middle French, mostly produced in Northern France and England. These texts, including courtly lyrics, prose and verse romances, dits amoureux and plays, proved hugely influential for other European literary traditions in the medieval period and beyond. This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose, Villon's Testament, Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut, Christine de Pisan and the Tristan romances. Featuring a chronology and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for students and scholars in other fields wishing to discover the riches of the French medieval tradition.
Author: Timothy Unwin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 1997-10-28
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13: 9780521499149
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →This volume offers a unique and valuable insight into the novel in French over the past two centuries. In a series of essays, acknowledged experts discuss a variety of topics including nineteenth-century realism, women and fiction, popular fiction, experiment and innovation, war and the Holocaust, the Francophone novel, and postmodern fiction. They offer a challenging reassessment of major figures, while deliberately reading traditional views of literary history against the grain. Theoretical discussion is combined with close reading of texts and exploration of context, comparison with other genres and other literatures, and reference to novels from earlier periods. This companionable introduction includes a chronology and guide to further reading. From it emerges a strong sense of the vitality and energy of the modern French novel, and of the debates surrounding it.
Author: Nicholas Hewitt
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2003-09-11
Total Pages: 380
ISBN-13: 9780521794657
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →France entered the twentieth century as a powerful European and colonial nation. In the course of the century, her role changed dramatically: in the first fifty years two World Wars and economic decline removed its status as a world power, whilst the immediate post-war era was marked by wars of independence in its colonies. Yet at the same time, in the second half of the century, France entered a period of unprecedented growth and social transformation. Throughout the century and into the new millennium France retained its former international reputation as a centre for cultural excellence and innovation and its culture, together with that of the Francophone world, reflected the increased richness and diversity of the period. This 2003 Companion explores this vibrant culture, and includes chapters on history, language, literature, thought, theatre, architecture, visual culture, film and music, and discuss the contributions of popular culture, Francophone culture, minorities and women.
Author: Daniel Brewer
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2014-10-30
Total Pages: 267
ISBN-13: 1107021480
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.
Author: Pamela Clemit
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2011-02-10
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 0521516072
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The first major collection of essays to provide a comprehensive examination of the British literature of the French Revolution.
Author: Anna-Louise Milne
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2013-08
Total Pages: 289
ISBN-13: 1107005124
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A comprehensive exploration of Paris through the texts and experiences of a vast and vibrant range of authors.
Author: Brian Nelson
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2015-06-11
Total Pages: 321
ISBN-13: 0521887089
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An engaging, highly accessible and informative introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Author: Cyrus R. K. Patell
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2010-03-11
Total Pages: 283
ISBN-13: 1139825410
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →New York holds a special place in America's national mythology as both the gateway to the USA and as a diverse, vibrant cultural center distinct from the rest of the nation. From the international atmosphere of the Dutch colony New Amsterdam, through the expansion of the city in the nineteenth century, to its unique appeal to artists and writers in the twentieth, New York has given its writers a unique perspective on American culture. This Companion explores the range of writing and performance in the city, celebrating Herman Melville, Walt Whitman, Edith Wharton, Eugene O'Neill, and Allen Ginsberg among a host of authors who have contributed to the city's rich literary and cultural history. Illustrated and featuring a chronology and guide to further reading, this book is the ideal guide for students of American literature as well as for all who love New York and its writers.
Author: Edward J. Hughes
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 2007-04-26
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13: 1139827340
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Albert Camus is one of the iconic figures of twentieth-century French literature, one of France's most widely read modern literary authors and one of the youngest winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. As the author of L'Etranger and the architect of the notion of 'the Absurd' in the 1940s, he shot to prominence in France and beyond. His work nevertheless attracted hostility as well as acclaim and he was increasingly drawn into bitter political controversies, especially the issue of France's place and role in the country of his birth, Algeria. Most recently, postcolonial studies have identified in his writings a set of preoccupations ripe for revisitation. Situating Camus in his cultural and historical context, this 2007 Companion explores his best-selling novels, his ambiguous engagement with philosophy, his theatre, his increasingly high-profile work as a journalist and his reflection on ethical and political questions that continue to concern readers today.
