French Literature: A Cultural History

by Alison Finch

Book Overview

This book is the first to offer a cultural history of French literature from its very beginnings, analysing the relationship between French literature and France's evolving power structures from the Middle Ages through to the present day. It shows the political connections between the elite literature of France and other aspects of its culture, from racism, misogyny, tolerance and liberal reform to song, street performance, advertising and cinema...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0745628400
• ISBN13: 9780745628400
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Polity Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"