{"product_id":"9781405117364","title":"A History of French Literature From Chanson de geste to Cinema","description":"\u003ch1\u003eA History of French Literature\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrom Chanson de geste to Cinema\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDavid Coward\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ French\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis magnificent volume provides a complete history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day, taking us beyond traditional definitions of 'literature' into the world of the best-seller and, beyond words, to graphic fiction and cinema.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003ePresents a definitive history of the literature of France from its origins to the present day.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncorporates coverage of Francophone writing in Europe, Canada, the West Indies and North and Sub-Saharan Africa.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLinks the development of literature to the mentalities and social conditions which produced it.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTakes us beyond \"literature\" to study graphic fiction, cinema and the bestseller.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMaps the rise of the Intellectual, and in so doing charts a progression from literary doctrine to critical theory.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eDavid Coward\u003c\/b\u003e is Research Professor in French at the University of Leeds. He has written widely on the literature and culture of France since 1700 and has translated tales by Sade and Maupassant, plays by Molière and novels by Diderot and Dumas \u003ci\u003efils. \u003c\/i\u003eHis English version of Albert Cohen's\u003ci\u003e Belle du Seigneur\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Scott-Moncrieff Prize for Translation in 1996. He writes regularly for the \u003ci\u003eTimes Literary Supplement\u003c\/i\u003e and is a contributor to the literary pages of magazines and newspapers in the UK and US.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e24 October 2003\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley-Blackwell\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781405117364\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback \/ softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e636\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e32.8\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44383987237004,"sku":"9781405117364","price":61.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781405117364.jpg?v=1780239948","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781405117364","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}