Distant Voices Still Heard: Contemporary Readings of French Renaissance Literature

by Malcolm Quainton and John A. O'Brien

Book Overview

This book seeks to satisfy a pedagogical need. It is designed for the new graduate student in England and elsewhere, although it may profitably be used by the enterprising final year undergraduate. Its aim is to introduce the modern student to readings of French Renaissance literature, drawing on the perspectives of contemporary literary theories. The volume is organised by paired readings of five major sixteenth-century French writers, with interpretations...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0853237956
• ISBN13: 9780853237952
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Liverpool University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.9" x 8.8"