Masterpieces of French Literature

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Marilyn S. Severson

ISBN: 0-313-31484-5

ISBN-13: 978-0-313-31484-1

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200 pages

Greenwood Press

Publication: 3/30/2004

List Price: $49.95 (UK Sterling Price: £34.95)

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Literature » World Literature

Series Title: Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces

Description: Timeless literary masterpieces—such as Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (1831) and The Miserables (1862), Flaubert's Madame Bovary (1857), and Camus' The Stranger (1942) and The Plague (1947)—have been the subject of copious literary criticism since their publications. This volume has been developed specifically to help students and general readers reach a deeper understanding of eight French novels, enabling them to develop a true appreciation for why the works have been regarded as masterpieces. Lucid yet challenging literary analysis focuses on plot and character development, themes, style, and biographical and historical context. This guide offers a fuller sense of the historical and literary environment in which each author worked. Librarians and educators were consulted in determining which eight novels to include. In addition to those listed above, full treatment is given to Alexandre Dumas' The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, and the perennially popular tale The Little Prince.

These eight works cover a time period of more than 100 years, reflecting the development of the French novel and the literary movements of this era. An introductory essay provides a concise overview of French literature through the 1800's and early 1900's, identifying additional seminal works beyond those fully discussed here. For readers desiring to pursue further research, an extensive bibliography has been compiled, offering sources for additional novels, criticism, reviews from the time of publication, and biographical information.

Table of Contents:

Preface
Albert Camus, The Stranger (1942)
Albert Camus, The Plague (1947)
Alexandre Dumas, The Three Musketeers (1844)
Alexandre Dumas, The Count of Monte Cristo (1845)
Gustave Flaubert, Madame Bovary (1857)
Victor Hugo, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1831)
Victor Hugo, Les Misérables (1862)
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince (1943)
Bibliography
Index

About the Author: MARILYN S. SEVERSON is Professor of European Studies specializing in French in the Department of Foreign Languages and Literature at Seattle Pacific University. She is the author of James A. Michener: A Critical Companion (Greenwood, 1996).

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