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Article: A History of French Literature: From ''Chanson de Geste'' to Cinema.(Book Review)
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- The Modern Language Review
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- October 1, 2004
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A History of French Literature: From 'Chanson de Geste' to Cinema. By DAVID COWARD. Oxford: Blackwell. 2002. xxviii+606 pp. 09-99;$34-95- ISBN 0-631-16758-7.
Covering in varying depth everything down to modern gay, regional, and franco-phone writing, this approachable and clearly written book can be read front to back or a given strand can be followed through by moving through the headings classifying genres: theatre, poetry, etc. The sociology, politics, and language of each period of literature are covered within the relevant section. The treatment of authors and texts is mainly 'external', with brief critical appraisals of 'canonical' authors and one-line ...