Historical Dictionary of French Literature

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Classicism
Enlightenment
Epics
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French Literature
Naturalism
Novels
Poetry
Realism
Revolutions
Romanticism
Surrealism
World Wars

Product details

  • ISBN 9781538168578
  • Weight: 1175g
  • Dimensions: 160 x 228mm
  • Publication Date: 30 Jun 2022
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
  • Publication City/Country: US
  • Product Form: Hardback
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With the possible exception of Great Britain, France can justifiably lay claim to possess the richest literary history of any country in Western Europe. This book covers the authors and their works, literary movements, and philosophical and social developments that have had a direct impact on style or content, and major historical events such as the two world wars, the Franco-Prussian War, the Algerian War, or the events of May 1968 that are directly reflected in a substantial body of imaginative writing.
Historical Dictionary of French Literature, Second Edition contains a chronology, an introduction, and an extensive bibliography. The dictionary section has more than 500 cross-referenced entries on individual writers and key texts, significant movements, groups, associations, and periodicals, and on the literary reactions to major national and international events such as revolutions and wars. This book is an excellent resource for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about French literature.

John Flower is professor emeritus of the University of Kent. He has taught in both English and French universities and was nominated Officier des Palmes académiques by the French government in recognition of his work.

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