Coward, David
A History of French Literature: From Chanson de geste to Cinema
This magnificent volume provides a complete history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day, taking us beyond traditional definitions of ‘literature' into the world of the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic fiction and cinema
- Presents a definitive history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day.
- Incorporates coverage of Francophone writing in Europe, Canada, the West Indies and North and Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Links the development of literature to the mentalities and social conditions which produced it.
- Takes us beyond “literature” to study graphic fiction, cinema and the bestseller.
- Maps the rise of the Intellectual, and in so doing charts a progression from literary doctrine to critical theory.
- Författare
- Coward, David
- Utgivare
- John Wiley and Sons, Inc.
- Utgivningsår
- 2008
- Språk
- en
- Utgåva
- 1
- Sidantal
- 606 sidor
- Kategori
- Litteraturforskning
- Format
- E-bok
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780470751954
- Tryckt ISBN
- 9780631167587