The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel
The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel

Author: Timothy Unwin

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1997-10-28

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 9780521499149

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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 Companion to French Literature
The Cambridge Companion to French Literature

Author: John D. Lyons

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2016

Total Pages: 305

ISBN-13: 1107036046

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A fresh and comprehensive account of the literature of France, from medieval romances to twenty-first-century experimental poetry and novels.

The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment
The Cambridge Companion to the French Enlightenment

Author: Daniel Brewer

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2014-10-30

Total Pages: 267

ISBN-13: 1107021480

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Containing essays by leading scholars representing a wide range of disciplines, this Companion offers new perspectives on the French Enlightenment. Clearly organized and easy to use, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of a period that marks the beginning of modern intellectual culture and political life.

The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature
The Cambridge Companion to Medieval French Literature

Author: Simon Gaunt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2008-04-10

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781139827874

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Medieval French literature encompasses 450 years of literary output in Old and Middle French, mostly produced in Northern France and England. These texts, including courtly lyrics, prose and verse romances, dits amoureux and plays, proved hugely influential for other European literary traditions in the medieval period and beyond. This Companion offers a wide-ranging and stimulating guide to literature composed in medieval French from its beginnings in the ninth century until the Renaissance. The essays are grounded in detailed analysis of canonical texts and authors such as the Chanson de Roland, the Roman de la Rose, Villon's Testament, Chrétien de Troyes, Machaut, Christine de Pisan and the Tristan romances. Featuring a chronology and suggestions for further reading, this is the ideal companion for students and scholars in other fields wishing to discover the riches of the French medieval tradition.

The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture
The Cambridge Companion to Modern French Culture

Author: Nicholas Hewitt

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2003-09-11

Total Pages: 380

ISBN-13: 9780521794657

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France entered the twentieth century as a powerful European and colonial nation. In the course of the century, her role changed dramatically: in the first fifty years two World Wars and economic decline removed its status as a world power, whilst the immediate post-war era was marked by wars of independence in its colonies. Yet at the same time, in the second half of the century, France entered a period of unprecedented growth and social transformation. Throughout the century and into the new millennium France retained its former international reputation as a centre for cultural excellence and innovation and its culture, together with that of the Francophone world, reflected the increased richness and diversity of the period. This 2003 Companion explores this vibrant culture, and includes chapters on history, language, literature, thought, theatre, architecture, visual culture, film and music, and discuss the contributions of popular culture, Francophone culture, minorities and women.

The Cambridge Companion to French Music
The Cambridge Companion to French Music

Author: Simon Trezise

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2015-02-19

Total Pages: 441

ISBN-13: 0521877946

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This accessible Companion provides a wide-ranging and comprehensive introduction to French music from the early middle ages to the present.

The Cambridge Companion to Henry James
The Cambridge Companion to Henry James

Author: Jonathan Freedman

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 1998-05-28

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 1139825364

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The Cambridge Companion to Henry James provides a critical introduction to James's work. Throughout the major critical shifts of the last fifty years, and despite suspicions of the traditional high literary culture which was James's milieu, he has retained a powerful hold on readers and critics alike. All essays are written at a level free from technical jargon, designed to promote accessibility to the study of James and his work.

The Cambridge Companion to Camus
The Cambridge Companion to Camus

Author: Edward J. Hughes

Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Published: 2007-04-26

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1139827340

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Albert Camus is one of the iconic figures of twentieth-century French literature, one of France's most widely read modern literary authors and one of the youngest winners of the Nobel Prize for Literature. As the author of L'Etranger and the architect of the notion of 'the Absurd' in the 1940s, he shot to prominence in France and beyond. His work nevertheless attracted hostility as well as acclaim and he was increasingly drawn into bitter political controversies, especially the issue of France's place and role in the country of his birth, Algeria. Most recently, postcolonial studies have identified in his writings a set of preoccupations ripe for revisitation. Situating Camus in his cultural and historical context, this 2007 Companion explores his best-selling novels, his ambiguous engagement with philosophy, his theatre, his increasingly high-profile work as a journalist and his reflection on ethical and political questions that continue to concern readers today.