186 Ernest Benn Limited 1974 Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket Hardcover Dustjacket is price-clipped and lightly worn with small chip to top of spine. Protected in mylar. ; This book presents French literature in relation to the significant social, economic, and political trends of French history. The hope of the authors is that it may give to all readers a coherent background against which periods or writers may be studied in depth. This 'First Age' of the French language, from the ninth to the fifteenth century, offers an extraordinary profusion of literary forms, often exploring the heights and depths of human experience. Many works are commented on including: the Vie de Saint Alexis; The Chanson de Roland; the works of Chretien de Troyes and teh Roman de la Rose to name a few. ; 384 pages 0510322018 $40.00USD
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