French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book

French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book

French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book

French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book

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Overview

"The selections are good and the translations are excellent." ― Germaine Brée, New York University
Drawn from two centuries of French literature, these superb selections by ten great writers span a wide variety of styles, philosophies, and literary creeds. The stories reflect not only the beliefs of various literary schools, but the preoccupations of French civilization, at the various times of their composition, with the metaphysical and psychological problems of man.
Contents include Micromégas (Voltaire), La Messe de l'Athée (Honoré de Balzac), La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier (Gustave Flaubert), Le Spleen de Paris (Charles Baudelaire), Menuet (Guy de Maupassant), Mort de Judas (Paul Claudel), Le Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue (André Gide), Grand-Lebrun (François Mauriac), Le Passe-Muraille (Marcel Aymé), and L'Hôte (Albert Camus).
Students of French, or those who wish to refresh their knowledge of the language, will welcome this treasury of masterly fiction. The selections are arranged chronologically, allowing the reader to witness the development of French literary art — from Voltaire to Camus. Excellent English translations appear on pages facing the Original French. Also included are a French-English vocabulary list, textural notes, and exercises.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780486264431
Publisher: Dover Publications
Publication date: 10/01/1990
Series: Dover Dual Language French
Pages: 352
Sales rank: 308,643
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.63(d)

Table of Contents

Foreword
VOLTAIRE
Micromégas
Micromégas
HONORÉ DE BALZAC
La Messe de l'Athée
The Atheist's Mass
GUSTAVE FLAUBERT
La Légende de Saint Julien l'Hospitalier
The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler
CHARLES BAUDELAIRE
"Le Spleen de Paris (Le Vieux Saltimbanque, Le Joujou de Pauvre, La Corde)"
"Spleen of Paris (The Old Clown, The Poor Boy's Toy, The Rope)"
GUY DE MAUPASSANT
Menuet
Minuet
PAUL CLAUDEL
Mort de Judas
Death of Judas
ANDRÉ GIDE
Le Retour de l'Enfant Prodigue
The Return of the Prodigal Son
FRANÇOIS MAURIAC
Grand-Lebrun
Grand-Lebrun
MARCEL AYMÉ
Le Passe-Muraille
The Passer-through-Walls
ALBERT CAMUS
L'Hôte
The Guest
Notes
Questionnaire
Vocabulary
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