Introduction to French Poetry (Dual-Language) (English and French Edition)

Book Overview

An unusually useful survey of the development of French poetry, this book anthologizes works by France's finest and most influential poets -- 30 in all -- from the mid-fifteenth century to our own... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486267113
• Release Date: June 1991
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.4" x 5.4"

Customer Reviews

French Poetry

An excellent tool for French-English speakers or English-French speakers who are interested in French poetry. The book gives a great overview of some of France's brightest minds in poetry from Voltaire to Baudelaire. A great tool to have in any French classroom or Francophile home as well. Enjoi.

A survey of French poetry and a fun way to hone Frenchskills

This is a thin volume, but in it is a wonderful little collection of mini-bios and examples of the works of excellent French poets. As the title implies, the poems are in French on the left pages, and in English on the opposite sides. Honestly, even if you aren't enthralled by poetry, this is a practical way to familiarize yourself with some colloquial (albeit sometimes antiquated) French language. This is a cheap item ($7.00), and worthy of collection. The intro even has a brief lesson in metrical arrangement patterns. I think this book serves well to illustrate how beautiful the French langague can be, especially when artfully manipulated by such historical talents as Victor Hugo and Voltaire. 4.1 stars.

Great Poetry but difficult when read in french

Dual language books, like this, are great ways to improve on language skills. I found this book to be a great way to improve my french comprehension. Poetry is difficult to read in foreign languages, even with dictionaries, because the images are often abstract and very hard to understand with using only the actual definitions of words. So with this book, having the english translation next to it was a great way to help my french, help my understanding of larger images, and enjoy the poetry itself. The poetry is beautiful. I really recommend this book.