French Literature: a Very Short Introduction

Name: French Literature: a Very Short Introduction
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ISBN: 9780199568727

ISBN-10: 0199568723

ISBN-13: 9780199568727

Edition: 2010

Authors: John D. Lyons

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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…

Book details

List price: $8.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publication date: 4/22/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 144
Size: 4.33" wide x 6.85" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English




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