French Individualist Poetry 1686-1760: An Anthology

Published by University of Toronto Press 1971

French Individualist Poetry 1686-1760

An Anthology

Edited by: Robert Finch and Eugène Joliat

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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487595203

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About this book

This anthology has a double aim: to present a body of poetry, none of it easily available, some of it never before reproduced, and to point up a particular trend, individualist, until now nearly lost sight of in the maze of generalizations about eighteenth-century French poetry.

Author / Editor information

Finch Robert :

Robert Finch (1900-1995), scholar, poet, painter, musician, and theatrical director, was professor of French in University College, University of Toronto. His poetry won the Governor-General's award twice, in 1946 an 1961. He received the Lorne Pierce medal in 1968. Among his other books are The Sixth Sense: Individualism in French Poetry, 1686-1760, Acis in Oxford (both published by the University of Toronto Press), and Silverthorn Bush (1966).

Joliat Eugène :

Eugène Joliat was a professor emeritus and past chairman of the Graduate Department of French in the University of Toronto. He published numerous articles and reviews in schoarly journals and a book, Smollett et la France.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Preface Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	ix
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Appendix: Kindred Spirits
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Language: English
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Copyright year: 1971
Audience: College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
Pages
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eBook

Published: December 15, 1971
ISBN: 9781487595203