A History of Modern French Literature: From the Sixteenth Century to the Twentieth Century
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A History of Modern French Literature: From the Sixteenth Century to the Twentieth Century
By (Author) Christopher Prendergast
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
16th May 2017
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
Literary reference works
Social and cultural history
840.9
Physical Properties
Hardback
736
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
1134g
Description
An accessible and authoritative new history of French literature, written by a highly distinguished transatlantic group of scholars This book provides an engaging, accessible, and exciting new history of French literature from the Renaissance through the twentieth century, from Rabelais and Marguerite de Navarre to Samuel Beckett and Assia Djebar.
Reviews
"In this splendid essay anthology, Prendergast gathers a stellar cast of scholars to provide a wide-ranging and thoughtful introduction to French literature... [E]very contribution here brings the history of French literature to vivid life, providing rich insights and inviting well-repaid rereading."--Publishers Weekly "[A] survey of 400 years of literature in French that is both useful and interesting... [A]nyone preparing to teach a French literature survey for the first time will find the book a godsend."--Choice
Author Bio
Christopher Prendergast is professor emeritus of French literature at the University of Cambridge and a fellow of King's College and the British Academy. He is the general editor of the Penguin Proust, and his many books include Mirages and Mad Beliefs: Proust the Skeptic (Princeton).
