An introduction to the history of French literature, covering from 842 to 1990.

The most comprehensive history of literature written in French ever produced in English.

An accessible and authoritative new history of French literature, written by a highly distinguished transatlantic group of scholars This book provides an engagi

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, a

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