A History of French Literature

David Coward 지음

Wiley-Blackwell 2008년 04월 15일 출간

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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.

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Part I: The Middle Ages.Introduction.Language.Literature.Its Diffusion.Authors.Hagiography.The Chanson De Geste.Lyric Poetry To Ruteboeuf.Romance.Comic Realism.Le Roman De Renard.The Fabliau.The Literature Of Devotion, Moral Reflection And Information.Learning And Ideas.Theatre.Later Lyric Poetry.Fifteenth Century Modernism.Chartier.Charles d&-Orléans.The Anti-Courtly Reaction.&-Rhétoriqueurs&-.Villon.Conclusion.Part II: The Renaissance.1. The Age Of François I:.The Restitution Of Letters And The Renewal Of Faith.The Impact Of Italy.Philology.Neoplatonism.Neostoicism.The New Learning.Erasmsus.The Evangelical Movement.Poetry.The Rhétoriqueurs.Marot.Latin Verse.Scève.The Lyons Poets.The Defence Of Women.The Querelle Des Amyes.Conclusion.Prose.The Rise Of French.Chronicle, Epic And Romance.Fiction.Rabelais.2. The Generation Of The Pléïade:.The Defence Of The Language.Royal Intervantion.Standardisation.The Role Of Translation.Which French?.The New Poetics And The Pléïade.The Féfence Et Illusration.The Pléïade.Its Aesthetic.The Hierarchy Of Genres.Its Themes.Love And The Court.Nature.The Impact Of The Pléïade.Pléïade Poets.Du Bellay.Ronsard.Theatre.The Hôtel De Bourgogne.Humanist Drama.Growth Of Tragedy.Neo-Classical Tragedy.Garnier.Comedy.3. Literature During The Wars Of Religion:.The Wars Of Religion.Henri IV.Counter-Reformation.Literature.Poetry.After The Pléïade.Poetry And Religion.Epic.The Personal Meditation.Prose.Chronicles.Political Writing.Pamphlet Literature.Prose Narrative.Moral Reflection.Montaigne.Conclusion.Part III: The Classical Age.Writers And Public.W

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"David Coward's new History is heroically comprehensive and shrewdly concise, generously accommodating in its definition of the subject, yet wisely discriminating in its detailed assessments. As the new millennium gets under way, it will surely be not only an essential guide but a lasting source of renewable pleasure for anyone interested in the literature and culture of France." Times Literary Supplement "In its breadth, depth, concision and sophistication of analysis, this book is an exceptional achievement. Neglecting neither Francophone nor gender-specific literature, this single-volume history of a thousand years of French writing and culture is a tour de force." Choice "Covering in varying depth everything down to modern gay, regional, and francophone writing, this approachable and clearly written book can be read front to back or a given strand can be followed through by moving through the headings classifying genres: theatre, poetry, etc." Modern Language Review"[...] Coward comes into his element, and provides an invaluable synthesis of where French is now and where it is going. A whole raft of mainstream and marginal writing is presented and evaluated, and it is here that those of us who teach French find ourselves pedagogically the most deeply in Coward's debt." The Times Higher Education Supplement"The concise discussion of structuralism, poststructuralism, postmodernism, and deconstruction will be of use to many students of literature." World Literature Today

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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 Moli#232;re 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.