French literature :
Lyons, John D., 1946-
French literature : a very short introduction / John D. Lyons. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xii, 137 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.
Introduction: Meeting French literature --
Saints, werewolves, knights, and a poète maudit : allegiance and character in the Middle Ages --
The last Roman, 'cannibals', giants, and heroines of modern life : antiquity and renewal --
Society and its demands --
Nature and its possibilities --
Around the Revolution --
The hunchback, the housewife, and the flâneur --
From Marcel to Rrose Selavy --
The self-centred consciousness --
French-speaking heroes without borders? TOC
Summary:
A concise and lively introduction to the world of French literature.-publisher description.
9780199568727 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0199568723 (pbk.)
2010279689
French literature--History and criticism.
PQ103 / .L96 2010
840.9 / LYF 2010
French literature : a very short introduction / John D. Lyons. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2010. - xii, 137 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions .
Includes bibliographical references (p. 129-132) and index.
Introduction: Meeting French literature --
Saints, werewolves, knights, and a poète maudit : allegiance and character in the Middle Ages --
The last Roman, 'cannibals', giants, and heroines of modern life : antiquity and renewal --
Society and its demands --
Nature and its possibilities --
Around the Revolution --
The hunchback, the housewife, and the flâneur --
From Marcel to Rrose Selavy --
The self-centred consciousness --
French-speaking heroes without borders? TOC
Summary:
A concise and lively introduction to the world of French literature.-publisher description.
9780199568727 (pbk. : acidfree paper) 0199568723 (pbk.)
2010279689
French literature--History and criticism.
PQ103 / .L96 2010
840.9 / LYF 2010