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A Survey of French Literature, Vol. 4: The 19th Century

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Editorial Reviews

A new edition of a classic anthology, updated for the modern student. Selections in French, with introductory material and notes in English. Includes time lines, introductions to each period and its culture, and short biographies of the authors. These five volumes, along with Focus Publishing's FRENCH Literature Student Edition Series, include all the material currently recommended by the Advanced Placement courses for French literature.

Customer Reviews

GREAT SERIES for students

Reviewed by D. McConnell, 2009-10-22

Morris Bishop's surveys are excellent. The literary selections in his anthologies are well chosen, and the contextual information and footnotes facilitate the reading process for students.

Only buy this if you can read French fluently

Reviewed by Laurie, 2008-04-04

As a hobby, I had been reading many French novels (translated into English) and wanted a resource book to learn more about French literature throughout the centuries in historical context. Although this series has summaries about each period, most of the book includes original writings that are all in the French language (no translations). For someone who simply wants to learn about French Literature in general (and isn't a student "majoring" in French Literature), these books will be quite frustrating. It is impossible to truly understand the English previews contained in the books without being able to read the untranslated French works that are included in the chapters. Although understandably the original French versions are of course the best, anyone who wants to learn about French literature generally will be upset to have it presented this way.