Studies in French Language Literature and History [Paperback]

Originally published in 1949, this volume contains 23 essays in the field of French studies by colleagues of Professor R. L. Greene.Originally published in 1949, this volume was created in honour of Professor R. L. Graeme Ritchie's retirement, following 26 years as the Chair of French Language and Literature in the University of Birmingham. It is composed of 23 essays on a variety of topics contributed by colleagues and fellow-workers in the field of French studies.Originally published in 1949, this volume was created in honour of Professor R. L. Graeme Ritchie's retirement, following 26 years as the Chair of French Language and Literature in the University of Birmingham. It is composed of 23 essays on a variety of topics contributed by colleagues and fellow-workers in the field of French studies.Originally published in 1949, this volume was created in honour of Professor R. L. Graeme Ritchie's retirement, following 26 years as the Chair of French Language and Literature in the University of Birmingham. It is composed of 23 essays on a variety of topics contributed by colleagues and fellow-workers in the field of French studies. A list of publications by Ritchie is included at the beginning of the text. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in perspectives on French culture and society.Foreword Jane Johnston Milne; Selected publications of R. L. G. Ritchie; 1. Sainte-Beuve's Tableau de la po?sie fran?aise au XVIe si?cle and Cary's Early French Poets Ivor D. O. Arnold; 2. On the origin and history of three French words Paul Barbier; 3. Proust and Hardy: incidence or coincidence L. A. Bisson; 4. Napol?on et ses admiratrices britanniques J. Deschamps; 5. A semantic group in Alpine romance W. D. Elcock; 6. A bibliography of eighteenth-century translations of Voltaire H. B. Evans; 7. Guillaume d'Angleterre E. A. Francis; 8. A contemporary dramatist: Ren? Bruyez H. J. Hunt; 9. Br?l? de plus de feux R. C. Knight; 10. An Anglo-French collection of books in tlƒ!