Guide to French Literature - Beginnings to 1789
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (722 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1558621598 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1111 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Gary Moore said ANTHONY LEVI IS ONE OF THE GREAT SCHOLARS OF ALL TIME. Levi wrote both these two huge encyclopedic volumes by himself! Each article is critically incise and usually sharp as a razor blade. Like M. A. Screech, he is certainly a deep master of all French literature. But then French literature touches on everything in the world! Read Levi's RENAISSANCE AND REFORMATION: The Intellectual Genesis! Levi knows all the things outside of France that impinged on French intellectual life. That he knows as much about Simenon and Sartre as Rabelais and Montaigne is marvelous! There is nothing else comparable!
The Guide to French Literature, in two volumes, surveys the lives and works of famous French writers from the roots of French literature to the present. Compiled and edited by the eminent scholar Professor A.H.T Levi, the Guide offers comprehensive entries on over 300 of the most notable French authors from Ronsard, Montaigne and the Crebillons to Camus and Le Clezio. The unique thematic index to each volume has been designed to link individuals and literary movements with editors, publishers, patrons, painters, musicians and groupings. Each "Writer" entry provides: an extensive narrative biography; a thorough critical analysis and evaluation of all major works; plot summaries; a full list of the writer's publications; and a select list of biographical and critical studies. Entries are devoted to the primary writers, with some entries on important movements, literary groups and publications. Each volume also includes a title index and a chronology.