The Cambridge History of the Novel in French
Title | The Cambridge History of the Novel in French PDF eBook |
Author | Adam Watt |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 848 |
Release | 2021-02-25 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1108758045 |
This History is the first in a century to trace the development and impact of the novel in French from its beginnings to the present. Leading specialists explore how novelists writing in French have responded to the diverse personal, economic, socio-political, cultural-artistic and environmental factors that shaped their worlds. From the novel's medieval precursors to the impact of the internet, the History provides fresh accounts of canonical and lesser-known authors, offering a global perspective beyond the national borders of 'the Hexagon' to explore France's colonial past and its legacies. Accessible chapters range widely, including the French novel in Sub-Saharan Africa, data analysis of the novel system in the seventeenth century, social critique in women's writing, Sade's banned works and more. Highlighting continuities and divergence between and within different periods, this lively volume offers routes through a diverse literary landscape while encouraging comparison and connection-making between writers, works and historical periods.
The Cambridge History of French Literature
Title | The Cambridge History of French Literature PDF eBook |
Author | William Burgwinkle |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 823 |
Release | 2011-02-24 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0521897866 |
The most comprehensive history of literature written in French ever produced in English.
The Cambridge Illustrated History of France
Title | The Cambridge Illustrated History of France PDF eBook |
Author | Colin Jones |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 1999-05-28 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780521669924 |
Combining superb illustration with authoritative text, this is a major political and social history of France from earliest times to the eve of the new millennium. Colin Jones offers not only an expert's account of political, social and cultural developments, but also a fresh and full interpretation of French history. The Cambridge Illustrated History of France places an innovatory emphasis on the importance of issues of regionalism, class, gender and race in the French heritage. Ranging across social, political, geographical and cultural lines - from prehistoric menhirs to the Pompidou Centre, from Louis XIV's Versailles to twentieth-century high-rises, from Marie Antoinette to Marie Claire - the author provides a host of lively and penetrating new insights into the shaping of the modern nation.
A Concise History of France
Title | A Concise History of France PDF eBook |
Author | Roger Price |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 529 |
Release | 2014-02-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1107017823 |
This is the most up-to-date and comprehensive study of French history available ranging from the early middle ages to the present. Amongst its central themes are the relationships between state and society, the impact of war, competition for power, and the ways in which power has been used. Whilst taking full account of major figures such as Philip Augustus, Henri IV, Louis XIV, Napoleon and de Gaulle, it sets their activities within the broader context of changing economic and social structures and beliefs, and offers rich insights into the lives of ordinary men and women. This third edition has been substantially revised and includes a new chapter on contemporary France - a society and political system in crisis as a result of globalisation, rising unemployment, a failing educational system, growing social and racial tensions, corruption, the rise of the extreme right, and a widespread loss of confidence in political leaders.
The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel
Title | The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Timothy Unwin |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 312 |
Release | 1997-10-28 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 9780521499149 |
This volume offers a unique and valuable insight into the novel in French over the past two centuries. In a series of essays, acknowledged experts discuss a variety of topics including nineteenth-century realism, women and fiction, popular fiction, experiment and innovation, war and the Holocaust, the Francophone novel, and postmodern fiction. They offer a challenging reassessment of major figures, while deliberately reading traditional views of literary history against the grain. Theoretical discussion is combined with close reading of texts and exploration of context, comparison with other genres and other literatures, and reference to novels from earlier periods. This companionable introduction includes a chronology and guide to further reading. From it emerges a strong sense of the vitality and energy of the modern French novel, and of the debates surrounding it.
The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel
Title | The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel PDF eBook |
Author | Jan Baetens |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 1315 |
Release | 2018-07-19 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 1316771938 |
The Cambridge History of the Graphic Novel provides the complete history of the graphic novel from its origins in the nineteenth century to its rise and startling success in the twentieth and twenty-first century. It includes original discussion on the current state of the graphic novel and analyzes how American, European, Middle Eastern, and Japanese renditions have shaped the field. Thirty-five leading scholars and historians unpack both forgotten trajectories as well as the famous key episodes, and explain how comics transitioned from being marketed as children's entertainment. Essays address the masters of the form, including Art Spiegelman, Alan Moore, and Marjane Satrapi, and reflect on their publishing history as well as their social and political effects. This ambitious history offers an extensive, detailed and expansive scholarly account of the graphic novel, and will be a key resource for scholars and students.
A Short History of French Literature
Title | A Short History of French Literature PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Kay |
Publisher | OUP Oxford |
Pages | 356 |
Release | 2006-01-12 |
Genre | Literary Criticism |
ISBN | 0191516228 |
This book traces the history of French literature from its beginnings to the present. Within its remarkably brief compass, it offers a wide-ranging, personal, and detailed account of major writers and movements. Developments in French literature are presented in an innovative way, not as an even sequence of literary events but as a series of stories told at varying pace and with different kinds of focus. Readers can thus take in the broad sweep of historical change, grasp the main characteristics of major periods, or enjoy a close appraisal of individual works and their contexts. The book is written in an accessible and non-technical style that will make it attractive to students and to all those who enjoy French Literature.