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Ask a question or Order this book Browse our books Search our books Book dealer info | Author: SAURAT, DENIS (1890-1958) Title: Modern French literature, 1870-1940 Description: London : J.M. Dent and Sons ltd. 1946. First Edition. Near fine cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-torn (with some loss) and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight. bright. clean and strong.; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 144 pages; Physical description: vii. 144 p. : ports. ; 22 cm. Subjects: French literature - History and criticism - 19th century - 20th century. Contents: Modern French literature -1870-1940: Outside conditions ; Inner development -- A portent -Rimbaud: 1854-73-91 -- Mallarme: 1842-98 -- The opposite pole -Zola: 1840-1903: the reaction against Zola -religion and philosophy -- The industrialization of the novel: esoteric literature -- Loti: 1850-1923 -- The incidence of politics on French literature: a note on the three affaires: Panama. Boulanger. Dreyfus -- Anatole France: 1844-1924 -- Maurice Barrès: 1862-1923 -- Romain Rolland: 1866-1945 -- Literary critics -- Cyrano de Bergerac (1897) -the downfall of the theatre -- The turn of the century -- The essay -- Duhamel: b.1884 -- Jules Romains: b.1885 -- Gide: b.1869 -- Proust: 1871-1922 -- The novel in the twentieth century -- Paul Valery: 1871-1945 -- Supervielle -- Rhyme and reason: a note on Provence -- Conclusions: What are the French? : literature and character. by Denis Saurat.Weight in Kg appr.: Keywords: Price: EUR 18.95 = appr. US$ 20.60 Seller: MW Books - Book number: 205796 |