£73.08

Cambridge University Press The Cambridge Introduction to French Literature

Price data last checked 63 day(s) ago - refreshing...

View at Amazon

We'll watch every seller, every day. One email when your price arrives.

It has never been this cheap. We have no record of a lower price.

£73 today · cheaper than every other day in the last 3 months

NEW HERE?

Amazon shows you one price. We show you all of them.

Tosheroon watches Amazon prices so you don't have to. Every product on Amazon has a price history — we make it visible. Set the price you'd actually pay, and we'll email you the second it gets there. No app, no account, one email.

WHAT'S ON THIS PAGE

↓ Price chart
when this has been cheap or pricey
↓ Forecast
where the price is heading next
↓ Statistics
all-time high & low, recent range
↑ Price alert
name your number, we'll email you

Price History & Forecast

Grey patches = out of stock. Cheaper = lower on the chart. Hover for exact prices.

Last 28 days · 28 data points (no recent data)

Historical
Generating forecast…
£75.59 £72.83 £73.43 £74.03 £74.64 £75.24 £75.84 10 June 2026 16 June 2026 23 June 2026 30 June 2026 07 July 2026

Price Distribution

Price distribution over 28 days • 3 price levels

Days at Price
Current Price
1 day · current 17 days 10 days 0 4 9 13 17 £73 £74 £76 Days at Price

Price Analysis

Most common price: £74 (17 days, 60.7%)

Price range: £73 - £76

Price levels: 3 different prices over 28 days

Description

In this highly accessible introduction, Brian Nelson provides an overview of French literature - its themes and forms, traditions and transformations - from the Middle Ages to the present. Major writers, including Francophone authors writing from areas other than France, are discussed chronologically in the context of their times, to provide a sense of the development of the French literary tradition and the strengths of some of the most influential writers within it. Nelson offers close readings of exemplary passages from key works, presented in English translation and with the original French. The exploration of the work of important writers, including Villon, Racine, Molière, Voltaire, Balzac, Flaubert, Zola, Proust, Sartre and Beckett, highlights the richness and diversity of French literature. 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 Book Description An engaging, highly accessible and informative introduction to French literature from the Middle Ages to the present. About the Author 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.

Product Specifications

Format
hardcover
Domain
Amazon UK
Release Date
11 June 2015
Listed Since
07 February 2015

Barcode

No barcode data available

Similar Products You Might Like

The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel: From 1800 to the Present (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
96% match

The Cambridge Companion to the French Novel: From 1800 to the Present (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Cambridge University Press

£76.69 19 Jul 2026
French Novels and the Victorians (British Academy Monographs Series)
96% match

French Novels and the Victorians (British Academy Monographs Series)

Oxford University Press

£73.65 09 Jul 2026
Pleasure and Pain in Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture: 324 (Faux Titre, 324)
96% match

Pleasure and Pain in Nineteenth-Century French Literature and Culture: 324 (Faux Titre, 324)

Brill

£68.18 08 Jul 2026
History of French Literature on Film, The (The History of World Literatures on Film)
96% match

History of French Literature on Film, The (The History of World Literatures on Film)

Bloomsbury

£44.40 11 Jul 2026
Complicity in Fin-de-siècle Literature (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)
95% match

Complicity in Fin-de-siècle Literature (Oxford Modern Languages and Literature Monographs)

Oxford University Press

£75.99 18 Jul 2026
Routledge The Nineteenth-Century French Short Story Book
95% match

Routledge The Nineteenth-Century French Short Story Book

Routledge

£151.25 15 Jul 2026
Les Rougon-Macquart 1: Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le Second Empire
95% match

Les Rougon-Macquart 1: Histoire naturelle et sociale d'une famille sous le Second Empire

GALLIMARD

£59.00 20 Aug 2026
Ensemble: Littérature
95% match

Ensemble: Littérature

Wiley

£30.52 17 Jul 2026
Learn French With Short Stories - Parallel French & English
95% match

Learn French With Short Stories - Parallel French & English

£11.99 25 Aug 2026
Mastering the Marketplace: Popular Literature in Nineteenth-Century France
95% match

Mastering the Marketplace: Popular Literature in Nineteenth-Century France

University of Nebraska Press

£34.51 12 Jul 2026
The Cambridge History of French Literature
95% match

The Cambridge History of French Literature

Cambridge University Press

£102.70 15 Jul 2026
The Facts on File Companion to the French Novel (Companion to Literature) (Companion to Literature Series)
95% match

The Facts on File Companion to the French Novel (Companion to Literature) (Companion to Literature Series)

Facts on File

£90.50 17 Jul 2026
Text & Presentation, 2004: 1 (The Comparative Drama Conference Series, 1)
95% match

Text & Presentation, 2004: 1 (The Comparative Drama Conference Series, 1)

McFarland

£43.03 06 Sep 2026
Imagination and Language: Collected Essays on Constant, Baudelaire, Nerval and Flaubert
95% match

Imagination and Language: Collected Essays on Constant, Baudelaire, Nerval and Flaubert

Cambridge University Press

£45.99 14 Jul 2026
ASSiMiL Französisch in der Praxis - Audio-Plus-Sprachkurs: Fortgeschrittenenkurs für Deutschsprechende - Lehrbuch (Niveau B2-C1) + 4 Audio-CDs + 1 mp3-CD
95% match

ASSiMiL Französisch in der Praxis - Audio-Plus-Sprachkurs: Fortgeschrittenenkurs für Deutschsprechende - Lehrbuch (Niveau B2-C1) + 4 Audio-CDs + 1 mp3-CD

Assimil

£124.33 04 Jul 2026
The Cambridge Companion to Zola (Cambridge Companions to Literature)
95% match

The Cambridge Companion to Zola (Cambridge Companions to Literature)

Cambridge University Press

£73.99 17 Jul 2026
French Global: A New Approach to Literary History
95% match

French Global: A New Approach to Literary History

Columbia University Press

£88.00 17 Jul 2026
Ensemble Grammaire 6e
95% match

Ensemble Grammaire 6e

Wiley

£88.95 05 Jul 2026
Cengage Bravo! Student Activity Manual - French Language Study
95% match

Cengage Bravo! Student Activity Manual - French Language Study

Cengage Learning

£122.00 17 Jul 2026
French Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediates
95% match

French Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediates

£17.33 25 Aug 2026
French Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediates
95% match

French Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediates

£11.35 20 Aug 2026
Lingo Mastery French Short Stories for Beginners - 20 Stories
95% match

Lingo Mastery French Short Stories for Beginners - 20 Stories

AUDIBLE

£11.39 16 Aug 2026
Paris and the Commune 1871–78: The Politics of Forgetting (Cultural History of Modern War)
95% match

Paris and the Commune 1871–78: The Politics of Forgetting (Cultural History of Modern War)

Manchester University Press

£44.51 30 Jun 2026
Beyond the Nouveau Roman: Essays on the Contemporary French Novel: v. 2 (Berg French Studies Series)
95% match

Beyond the Nouveau Roman: Essays on the Contemporary French Novel: v. 2 (Berg French Studies Series)

By

£80.00 30 Jun 2026