Originally published in 1949, this volume was created in honour of Professor R. L. Graeme Ritchie's retirement, following 26 years as the Chair of French Language and Literature in the University of Birmingham. It is composed of 23 essays on a variety of topics contributed by colleagues and fellow-workers in the field of French studies. A list of publications by Ritchie is included at the beginning of the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on French culture and society.
This book offers an in-depth analysis of French literature from the classical renaissance up to the end of Louis XIV's reign. With a focus on major works and writers in the literary canon, it delves...
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and...
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