Very Short Introduction French Literature - Lyons, J. D.
Very Short Introduction French Literature - Lyons, J. D. The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, extensive in time and space, and appealing both to its immediate…
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Very Short Introduction French Literature - Lyons, J. D.
The heritage of literature in the French language is rich, varied, extensive in time and space, and appealing both to its immediate public--readers of French--and also to a global audience reached through translations and film adaptations. This Very Short Introduction gives the reader a basic orientation to this lively literary world by focusing on texts (epics, novels, plays, poems, screenplays) that concern protagonists whose adventures and conflicts reveal shifts in literary and social practices. The first great works of this repertory were written in the twelfth century in northern France, and now, at the beginning of the twenty-first century, this literature includes authors writing in many parts of the world, ranging from the Caribbean to Western Africa.
From the hero of the medieval Song of Roland to the Caribbean heroines of I, Tituba, Black Witch of