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268 MODERN DRAMA February It should be mentioned that twenty-five pages of notes and fourteen pages of bibliography give us confidence in the author's careful and accurate research; and the fifteen photographs give us a graphic picturization of Jouvet in many of his important roles. .Au.EN CRAFTON DICTIONARY OF FRENCH UTERATURE, edited by Sidney D. Braun, Philosophical Library, Inc., New York, 1958, 362 pp. Price $10.00. This reference work in one volume written in the form of separate articles, presents for the benefit of both students and teachers a digest of essential information pertaining to the French language and literature. All entries are classified in alphabetical rather than chronological order, enabling thus the expert and the novice alike to locate quickly and easily authors, works, and literary movements of interest. Furthermore, a convenient system of cross-references greatly facilitates the task of finding a work when the title is known but the author unknown or temporarily forgotten. The presentation is worthy of note. For each author mentioned, the entry begins with a succinct biography. It enumerates afterwards the main representative works, gives their dates of publication and, if the work is significant enough, a quick summary of its plot and technique. A short bibliography usually brings the article to a close. Limited to a few well-chosen books, this helpful feature provides the reader with a sound base and suggests further personal investigation into the field. In addition to these individual references, important literary terms, such as ballade, baroque, drame, and raisonneur, to name but a few, are clearly defined. The significant schools and literary movements are surveyed and their origins and special characteristics brought out. It is perhaps regrettable, however, that this superior work, which includes authors and subjects seldom found in the standard manuals of literature, fails to mention any of the autochthonous writers of North Mrica (Memmi, Chraibi, Yacine, for example) who, since 1950, use the French language as a medium of expression for their literary endeavors. This slight omission notwithstanding, the Dictionary of French Literature compiled by Sidney D. Braun is a valuable addition to the field of French literature manuals. It will no doubt find a place in the reference room of every major library. CLAUDE Y. MEADE ...

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