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A short history of French literature

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This text traces the history of French literature from its beginnings to the modern day - from the oral works of the Middle Ages via the print culture in the Renaissance, through to the attempted codification of genres and styles in the 19th century and the resourceful experimentation of the 20th.

Title A short history of French literature / Sarah Kay, Terence Cave, Malcolm Bowie. [electronic resource]
Publisher Oxford : Oxford University Press
Creation Date 2023
Notes Formerly CIP.
Previously issued in print: 2003.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [317]-331) and index.
English
Content CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
INTRODUCTION: THE LONG VIEW
PART I. THE MIDDLE AGES: FROM THE EARLIEST TEXTS TO 1470
OVERVIEW OF THE PERIOD
THE PERIOD IN CLOSE-UP
PART II. THE EARLY MODERN PERIOD: 1470-1789
PART III. THE MODERN PERIOD: 1789-2000
POSTFACE
SUGGESTIONS FOR FURTHER READING
SOURCES OF QUOTATIONS
INDEX
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Series Oxford scholarship online
Extent 1 online resource (357 p.)
Language English
National Library system number 997010710805005171
MARC RECORDS
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