Survey of French Literature, Volume 4: The Nineteenth Century [French]

Morris Bishop's surveys are excellent. The literary selections in his anthologies are well chosen, and the contextual information and footnotes facilitate the reading process for students.

Morris Bishop's Survey of French Literature in Two Volumes is the Best Buy available in French Lit textbooks. The first volume begins with Middle Ages French Lit and covers through the 18th Century. Volume II encompasses the 19th and 20th Centuries. Bishop's texts have been the major college text in French Literature for years because of the attention he gives to all major authors, playwrights, poets, and novelists. Each work has a piece introducing the author and the book includes synopses of all major periods of French Literature. A must have for any scholar!

Morris Bishop's Two Volume Survey of French Literature is a must have for the French scholar. The first volume covers the Middle Ages through the 18th Century, and the second tackles the 19th and 20th Centuries. Morris is the authority in French Literature! This set includes the works of all major French poets, playwrights, novelists, and authors as well as a synopsis of the major French literary periods and short biography of each author. Great gift for college students majoring in French or other persons interested in French literature.