Drawn from two centuries of French literature, these superb selections by ten great writers span a wide variety of styles, philosophies, and literary creeds. The stories reflect not only the beliefs of various literary schools, but the preoccupations of French civilization, at the various times of their composition, with the metaphysical and psychological problems of man.
Contents include Micromégas (Voltaire), La Messe de l'Athée (Honoré de Balzac), La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier (Gustave Flaubert), Le Spleen de Paris (Charles Baudelaire), Menuet (Guy de Maupassant), Mort de Judas (Paul Claudel), Le Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue (André Gide), Grand-Lebrun (François Mauriac), Le Passe-Muraille (Marcel Aymé), and L'Hôte (Albert Camus).
Students of French, or those who wish to refresh their knowledge of the language, will welcome this treasury of masterly fiction. The selections are arranged chronologically, allowing the reader to witness the development of French literary art - from Voltaire to Camus. Excellent English translations appear on pages facing the Original French. Also included are a French-English vocabulary list, textural notes, and exercises.
By:
Wallace Fowlie
Imprint: Dover
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions:
Height: 279mm,
Width: 209mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 420g
ISBN: 9780486264431
ISBN 10: 0486264432
Series: Contes Francais
Pages: 352
Publication Date: 01 October 1990
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified
"Foreword VOLTAIRE Micromegas Micromegas HONORE DE BALZAC La Messe de l'Athee The Atheist's Mass GUSTAVE FLAUBERT La Legende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler CHARLES BAUDELAIRE ""Le Spleen de Paris (Le Vieux Saltimbanque, Le Joujou de Pauvre, La Corde)"" ""Spleen of Paris (The Old Clown, The Poor Boy's Toy, The Rope)"" GUY DE MAUPASSANT Menuet Minuet PAUL CLAUDEL Mort de Judas Death of Judas ANDRE GIDE Le Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue The Return of the Prodigal Son FRANCOIS MAURIAC Grand-Lebrun Grand-Lebrun MARCEL AYME Le Passe-Muraille The Passer-through-Walls ALBERT CAMUS L'Hote The Guest Notes Questionnaire Vocabulary"
