Prepared entirely in French, the revised third edition of this widely used anthology is designed as a basic
text for the college survey course in French literature and affords a rich selection of French poetry, prose, and
drama from the Middle Ages to the contemporary period. The new edition has been revised and expanded to incorporate
a variety of new works in each volume, including Moliére's Le Bourgeois gentilhomme, selections from
De l'Allemagne and De la littérature by Mme de Staël, a chapter from Colette's La
Chatte, a chapter from Les Mandarins by Simone de Beauvoir, and a chapter from Les Fruits d'or
by Nathalie Sarraute. In addition, concise century-by-century introductions have been added, offering students
a more immediate context for the selections.