Mathews examines work by writers and painters working in France in the twentieth century.

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

This book looks at the evolution of the relationship between text and image in twentieth-century French culture. It uses several case studies, including: Margue

Great Shakespeareans presents a systematic account of those figures who have had the greatest influence on the interpretation, understanding and cultural recept

Taylor explores the work of François Villon and his relationship to his predecessors and contemporaries.