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Author: Brian Nelson (Emeritus Professor, Monash University, Victoria)
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 15.70cm
, Height: 2.10cm
, Length: 23.50cm
Weight: 0.570kg
ISBN: 9780521887083
ISBN 10: 0521887089
Pages: 322
Publication Date: 11 June 2015
Audience:
College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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Undergraduate
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
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Reviews
'... an important contribution and a rewarding read ... [Nelson's] scholarship ... is all the more impressive for being deftly deployed ... He has successfully made his own the motto of the French classical period - plaire et instruire (to impart pleasure and knowledge).' Colin Nettelbeck, Australian Book Review 'This is a book for everyone interested in French literature, whether erudite or ignorant; it is immensely informative with no jargon and no posturing.' Valerie Minogue, Bulletin of the Emile Zola Society 'Nelson has produced a concise, easily comprehensible overview of French literature.' F. E. Nicholson, Choice 'To say that this book is readable would be a serious understatement ... inspired and often inspiring ...' T. Chapman Wing, H-France '... rich and eminently readable ...' John Flower, French Studies 'Divided into thirty short chapters, each of which is devoted to a 'major' author, this introduction is at once easy to read and solidly grounded in recent scholarship. ... A succinct chronology of historical events is provided, as are suggestions for further reading.' Edward Ousselin, The French Review ... an important contribution and a rewarding read ... [Nelson's] scholarship ... is all the more impressive for being deftly deployed ... He has successfully made his own the motto of the French classical period - plaire et instruire (to impart pleasure and knowledge). Colin Nettelbeck, Australian Book Review This is a book for everyone interested in French literature, whether erudite or ignorant; it is immensely informative with no jargon and no posturing. Valerie Minogue, Bulletin of the Emile Zola Society Nelson has produced a concise, easily comprehensible overview of French literature. F. E. Nicholson, Choice To say that this book is readable would be a serious understatement ... inspired and often inspiring ... T. Chapman Wing, H-France '... rich and eminently readable ...' John Flower, French Studies 'Divided into thirty short chapters, each of which is devoted to a `major' author, this introduction is at once easy to read and solidly grounded in recent scholarship. ... A succinct chronology of historical events is provided, as are suggestions for further reading.' Edward Ousselin, The French Review
'… an important contribution and a rewarding read … [Nelson's] scholarship … is all the more impressive for being deftly deployed … He has successfully made his own the motto of the French classical period - plaire et instruire (to impart pleasure and knowledge).' Colin Nettelbeck, Australian Book Review 'This is a book for everyone interested in French literature, whether erudite or ignorant; it is immensely informative with no jargon and no posturing.' Valerie Minogue, Bulletin of the Emile Zola Society 'Nelson has produced a concise, easily comprehensible overview of French literature.' F. E. Nicholson, Choice 'To say that this book is readable would be a serious understatement … inspired and often inspiring …' T. Chapman Wing, H-France '… rich and eminently readable …' John Flower, French Studies 'Divided into thirty short chapters, each of which is devoted to a 'major' author, this introduction is at once easy to read and solidly grounded in recent scholarship. … A succinct chronology of historical events is provided, as are suggestions for further reading.' Edward Ousselin, The French Review
'... an important contribution and a rewarding read ... [Nelson's] scholarship ... is all the more impressive for being deftly deployed ... He has successfully made his own the motto of the French classical period - plaire et instruire (to impart pleasure and knowledge).' Colin Nettelbeck, Australian Book Review 'This is a book for everyone interested in French literature, whether erudite or ignorant; it is immensely informative with no jargon and no posturing.' Valerie Minogue, Bulletin of the Emile Zola Society 'Nelson has produced a concise, easily comprehensible overview of French literature.' F. E. Nicholson, Choice
'... an important contribution and a rewarding read ... [Nelson's] scholarship ... is all the more impressive for being deftly deployed ... He has successfully made his own the motto of the French classical period - plaire et instruire (to impart pleasure and knowledge).' Colin Nettelbeck, Australian Book Review 'This is a book for everyone interested in French literature, whether erudite or ignorant; it is immensely informative with no jargon and no posturing.' Valerie Minogue, Bulletin of the Emile Zola Society 'Nelson has produced a concise, easily comprehensible overview of French literature.' F. E. Nicholson, Choice 'To say that this book is readable would be a serious understatement ... inspired and often inspiring ...' T. Chapman Wing, H-France
Author Information
Brian Nelson is Professor Emeritus of French Studies and Translation Studies at Monash University, Victoria, and a Fellow of the Australian Academy of the Humanities. His publications include Perspectives on Literature and Translation: Creation, Circulation, Reception (co-edited with Brigid Maher, 2013), The Cambridge Companion to Emile Zola (Cambridge, 2007) and translations of the novels of Émile Zola.
