A History of the French Novel (Vol. 1&2) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. Complete EditionBy George Saintsbury
Length46h 15m
About this audiobook
A History of the French Novel (Vol. 1 & 2) is an expansive critical survey tracing French prose fiction from its medieval and Renaissance beginnings through the nineteenth century. Saintsbury treats romance, conte, memoir-novel, philosophical tale, realism, and naturalism as evolving forms within a national literary tradition. His style is urbane, digressive, and judgment-rich, characteristic of early twentieth-century literary history: learned rather than narrowly theoretical, attentive to taste, genre, and the long continuity between courtly narrative, classical restraint, and modern psychological fiction. George Saintsbury (1845–1933), critic, historian of literature, and professor of rhetoric and English literature at the University of Edinburgh, brought to the work a formidable command of European letters. Known for his studies of English prosody, criticism, and French literature, he wrote from a lifetime of comparative reading. His admiration for form, wit, and literary inheritance helps explain both the breadth of the project and its confident evaluative tone. This work is recommended to readers seeking not merely a catalogue of French novels but a cultivated map of their development. It will especially reward students of comparative literature, historians of fiction, and anyone interested in how earlier criticism understood the novel's rise as a major European art form.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A succinct Introduction situates the work's timeless appeal and themes.
- The Synopsis outlines the central plot, highlighting key developments without spoiling critical twists.
- A detailed Historical Context immerses you in the era's events and influences that shaped the writing.
- A thorough Analysis dissects symbols, motifs, and character arcs to unearth underlying meanings.
- Reflection questions prompt you to engage personally with the work's messages, connecting them to modern life.
- Hand‐picked Memorable Quotes shine a spotlight on moments of literary brilliance.
- Interactive footnotes clarify unusual references, historical allusions, and archaic phrases for an effortless, more informed read.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length46 hrs 15 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJul 15, 2020
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Rameau's Nephew (in a new translation by Ian C. Johnston) (Annotated)
25Volume 2
2Introduction
26PREFACE
3Synopsis
27ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA FOR VOL. I
4Historical Context
28ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA FOR VOL. II
5A History of the French Novel (Vol. 1&2)
29CHAPTER I
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6Volume 1
30CHAPTER II
7PREFACE
31CHAPTER III
8ADDENDA AND CORRIGENDA
32CHAPTER IV
9CHAPTER I
33CHAPTER V
10CHAPTER II
34CHAPTER VI (pt. 1)
11CHAPTER III
35CHAPTER VI (pt. 2)
12CHAPTER IV
36CHAPTER VII
13CHAPTER V
37CHAPTER VIII
14CHAPTER VI
38CHAPTER IX
15CHAPTER VII
39CHAPTER X
16CHAPTER VIII (pt. 1)
40CHAPTER XI
17CHAPTER VIII (pt. 2)
41CHAPTER XII
18CHAPTER VIII (pt. 3)
42CHAPTER XIII
19CHAPTER IX
43CHAPTER XIV
20CHAPTER X
44CONCLUSION
21CHAPTER XI
45APPENDIX
22CHAPTER XII
46Analysis
23APPENDICES
47Reflection
24BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
48Memorable Quotes
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