John D. Lyons

"In this authoritative and accessible account of French literature, sixteen essays by leading specialists offer provocative insights into French literary culture, its genres, movements, themes, and historic turning points, including the cultural and linguistic challenges of today's multi-ethnic France. The French have, over the centuries, invented and reinvented writing, from the Arthurian romances of Chŕetien de Troyes to Montaigne's Essays, which...

A concise and lively introduction to the world of French literature.-publisher description.