David (Hrsg.) Coward

A History of French Literature

From Chanson de geste to Cinema

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This magnificent volume provides a complete history of theliterature of France from its origins to the present day, taking usbeyond traditional definitions of 'literature' into the worldof the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic fiction and cinema* * Presents a definitive history of the literature of France fromits 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 andsocial conditions which produced it.* Takes us beyond literature to study graphicfiction, cinema and the bestseller.* Maps the… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-470-75195-4
EAN: 9780470751954
Produktnummer: 13810305
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
Seitenangabe: 640 S.
Plattform: PDF
Masse: 2'245 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage

Über den Autor

David Coward is Research Professor in French at the University of Leeds. He has written widely on the literature and culture of France since 1700 and has translated tales by Sade and Maupassant, plays by Molière and novels by Diderot and Dumas fils. His English version of Albert Cohen's Belle du Seigneur was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Translation in 1996. He writes regularly for the Times Literary Supplement and is a contributor to the literary pages of magazines and newspapers in the UK and US.