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Title: French Seventeenth-Century Literature. Influences and Transformations

French Seventeenth-Century Literature. Influences and Transformations

Essays in Honour of Christopher J. Gossip

by Jane Southwood (Volume editor) Bernard Bourque (Volume editor)
©2009 Others XVIII, 275 Pages
Romance Studies
Series: Medieval and Early Modern French Studies, Volume 7

Summary

This volume of essays explores influences from Antiquity onwards that shaped the literary and cultural output of the French seventeenth century and the developments to which this period – the so-called ‘classical’ period – gave rise in later centuries.
The thirteen essays in English and French cover three major areas: the continuation in French seventeenth-century literature and cultural events of themes found in previous centuries; internal changes within the body of writings by French seventeenth-century playwrights; the influence of seventeenth-century French writers on later centuries.
The collection celebrates the life and scholarly achievements of the eminent dix-septiémiste Christopher J. Gossip, Emeritus Professor of French, University of New England, Australia.

Details

Pages
XVIII, 275
Year
2009
ISBN (Softcover)
9783039115372
Language
English
Keywords
Cultural Events Classical Period Scholarly Essays Antiquity onwards
Published
Oxford, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Wien, 2009. XVIII, 275 pp., 1 ill.

Biographical notes

Jane Southwood (Volume editor) Bernard Bourque (Volume editor)

The Editors: Jane Southwood is a Lecturer in French at the University of New England, Australia, where she teaches advanced translation and French language and literature. She has an M.A. and a Ph.D. from the University of Western Australia, where she was a member of staff in the French Department. She has published on Marguerite Yourcenar, on the poetry of the École de Lyon and of nineteenth-century France, as well as on French voyages of exploration to Australia. Bernard Bourque is Convenor of French at the University of New England, Australia, where he lectures in French language and literature. He was awarded his Ph.D. from the same university in 2006. He has published articles in the area of French seventeenth-century literature.

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