Nine French Poets: 1820-1880
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A scholarly anthology presenting the work of nine major French poets writing between 1820 and 1880, this collection sits at the heart of the French Romantic and Symbolist movements. Berthon pairs the verse selections with a detailed introduction on the structure of French verse, making it an invaluable resource for students and academics alike. The volume details the prosodic conventions that governed nineteenth-century French poetry, offering explanatory notes that illuminate the linguistic and cultural context of each poet's work. Rigorous yet accessible, it chronicles the evolution of French poetic tradition across six transformative decades, from the Romantic era through to the early stirrings of Modernism.
Author: H. E. Berthon
Format: Hardback
Published: 1953, Macmillan & Co. Ltd
Genre: Poetry
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
A scholarly anthology presenting the work of nine major French poets writing between 1820 and 1880, this collection sits at the heart of the French Romantic and Symbolist movements. Berthon pairs the verse selections with a detailed introduction on the structure of French verse, making it an invaluable resource for students and academics alike. The volume details the prosodic conventions that governed nineteenth-century French poetry, offering explanatory notes that illuminate the linguistic and cultural context of each poet's work. Rigorous yet accessible, it chronicles the evolution of French poetic tradition across six transformative decades, from the Romantic era through to the early stirrings of Modernism.