French Poetry
From Medieval to Modern Times
$43.08
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 February 2017
Summary
An enchanting collection of poetry from French-speaking cultures round the globe, spanning the ages from medieval to modern.
From the troubadours of the Middle Ages to the titans of modern poetry, from Rabelais and Ronsard to Jacques Reda and Yves Bonnefoy, French Poetry offers English-speaking readers a one-volume introduction to a rich and varied tradition. Here are today’s rising stars mingling with the great writers of past centuries—La Fontaine, Villon, du Bellay, Christ…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841598055 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841598054 |
| Author: | Patrick McGuinness |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 February 2017 |
| Weight: | 232g |
| Dimensions: | 165mm x 113mm x 19mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library POCKET POETS |
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About The Author
Patrick McGuinness
Patrick McGuinness is Professor of French and Comparative Literature at the University of Oxford, and a Fellow of St Anne’s College. Born in Tunisia and raised in Belgium, he is a poet, novelist and translator. His novel The Last Hundred Days was longlisted for the 2011 Man Booker Prize and shortlisted for the 2011 Costa First Novel Award, and his second novel, Throw me to the Wolves, won the 2020 Encore Award. His other books include two collections of poems, The Canals of Mars (2004), and Jilted City (2010), and a memoir, Other People’s Countries (2015), which won the Duff Cooper Prize. He was made a Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 2011, and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.
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