Articles related to "French Literature"

"The Diamond Necklace," by Guy de Maupassant, is a tragic short story about the importance of being able to distinguish genuine value from false worth.

French majors enjoy study abroad opportunities and small, friendly departments, and go on to careers in teaching and translation.

A variety of ideas and suggestions for appropriate holiday gifts for French students and French language learners.

The film version of Jean Genet's 1947 play about madness and self-loathing is a feast of extravagent colour and flamboyant acting.

Allusive, lush, and amoral, Huysmans' story of a neurotic Parisian dandy inspired Oscar Wilde and jumpstarted the Aesthetic movement in England.

The Bishop of Digne, the first character introduced in Victor Hugo's masterpiece Les Miserables, serves as a Christ-like figure in Jean Valjean's life.

Reading is an excellent way to bond with our grandchildren. Here's a review of a book from Kane/Miller Publishing.

Enhance a French language study program with these moderately challenging classic and contemporary French novels and immerse oneself in French culture at the same time.

Victor Hugo's masterpiece, Les Miserable-infamous for its lengthy digressions and convoluted plot- should be read by all fans of serious literature.

French author Claudel's 2005 novel about cultural displacement and the power of friendship is a touching story with a surprising twist.

Early 20th-century French novelist Marcel Proust composed Remembrance of Things Past, a seven-volume novel that changed the history of European Literature.

Build vocabulary and supplement a French language study program using these short and moderately-challenging Classic French novels.

Personal experience transcends nationality and history in this quest for identity.

Knowing how to approach an article or book chapter can greatly enhance your reading comprehension, even on that difficult first read.

The World Wide Web is a virtual cornucopia of resources for French language students looking to increase their reading comprehension and overall language proficiency.

In the tradition of early realist writers such as Balzac and Zola, the French novelist Gustave Flaubert sought to write a novel rooted in reality and verisimilitude.

Charles Baudelaire (1821-1867) was a prominent European poet and writer of prose who was born April 9th in Paris to an x-priest and an orphaned pauper.

If you read just one mystery novel this season -- or this year -- make it "The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield.

Biography of François René Chateaubriand, influential French writer famous for Memoirs from Beyond the Grave. Founder of French Romanticism.

A peek into the llfe and many challenges of one of America's most beloved and elegant first ladies.

A historical novel about the extraordinary life of a 17th century girl who transforms the course of her life by changing her gender.

Brief biography of French writer Anatole France, best known for prose elegance, and ironical and sympathetic portrayal of characters.

Brief biography of Charles Baudelaire, radical but influential poet famous for The Flowers of Evil, a collection of poetry, including sonnets.

Without a clear research problem, a literature essay's thesis will lack significance. Students must consider these conceptual problems before they begin to write.

Brief biography of French writer Jean de La Fontaine, known for his children's writings.

Brief biography and works of Jean Jacques Rousseau, known for Émile or on Education, Dissertation, the New Héloïse, Social Contract, Discourses on the Sciences and Arts.

Biography of dramatist and poet Jean Racine, considered the greatest French tragedian, along with Pierre Corneille.

A review of Virginia Buckley's biography of Francoise d'Aubigne, Marquise de Maintenon, the second wife of King Louis XIV of France.

Every student worried about writing a senior thesis needs some thesis writing tips. These are simple: Refine the topic to a single question, and start writing early.

Thailand has been plunged into 100 days of official mourning as a mark of respect for the death of the nation's much loved Princess, HRH Galyani Vadhana.

The Walt Disney Sleeping Beauty story is only half the tale and is sanitized. In some early, more gruesome accounts, even the prince wasn't a completely nice guy.

It is said that opposites attract. This is the case with the volatile relationship between Abraham and Mary Lincoln. Together, the Lincolns formed a fascinating pair.

The College Board is beginning to question whether all AP classes have enough rigor. Scores are dropping. Teachers of the classes are being subjected to audits.

Brief biography of French scientist André-Marie Ampère who laid the foundation of electromagnetism, he called electrodynamics.

Edwidge Danticat is a master storyteller who allows her readers to experience the Hatian culture, history and emotions through her insightful and compelling writing.

Writer and scholar Kaplan details her intense, enduring, and complicated infatuation with the French language.

Works by Ilya Repin, John Singer Sargent, Jacques Humbert, Amedeo Modigliani and Vanessa Bell capture the unique literary character of their subjects.

Wharton highlights several keystone French values, particularly at a time when modern American consumerism and globalization are seeping into cultures worldwide.

24-year-old Carey Mulligan is being hailed by critics as 'the new Audrey Hepburn' following her breakthrough role in 'An Education'. Watch this space.

Using the theatrical pseudonym Molière, playwright John Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673) of France affirmed the power of comedy as a serious art form.