from novels written in French by writers from Francophone areas outside Europe. These areas include North Africa, Black
Africa, The Caribbean and North America. The book includes the following features:
A general introduction, which outlines the rationale and purpose of the book
Both a literary
and a linguistic introduction to each section
A separate bibliography accompanying each section
A glossary of linguistic terms. The above features enable students to contextualize the extracts, identify the key literary and linguistic features and political, social, and cultural themes, to embark on further study, and to achieve their own successful text analysis by means of the models provided. Unique in its analysis both of literary and linguistic techniques, Francophone Literatures is essential reading for students of Francophone studies, francophone literature, contemporary French literature, Francophone linguistics.
By:
Rosemary Chapman, University of Warwick, University of Nottingham, Laila Ibnlfassi, Malcolm Offord Imprint: Routledge Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 246mm,
Width: 174mm,
Spine: 17mm
Weight: 540g ISBN:9780415198400 ISBN 10: 0415198402 Publication Date:12 April 2001 Audience:
College/higher education
,
A / AS level
,
Further / Higher Education
Language:French Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
Reviews for Francophone Literatures: A Literary and Linguistic Companion
'Ibnlfassi, Hitchcott, Haigh and Chapman do a wonderful job ... its greatest usefulness is likely to be for students studying a course in variants of French who will have here a useful anthology.'