Designed for the general reader, this splendid introduction to French literature from 842 A.D.—the date of the earliest surviving document in any Romance lang

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

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 Re

Is it legitimate to conceive of and write a history of medieval French literature when the term “literature” as we know it today did not appear until the ve

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