The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in French), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in French, a current bibliography and study questions.
Moliere s 1662 comedy "L ecole des femmes" is considered by critics to be among his finest work. The story of a man who is so obsessed by feminine unfaithfulness that he plans to marry his young, naive ward, whom he has groomed to be the perfect wife, is a classic example of Moliere s bold...
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these...
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in French), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in French, a current bibliography and study questions.
A masterful example of the psychological novel in French literature, "Pierre et Jean" tells the tale of two brothers and the secret which nearly destroys their family. Maupassant s shortest novel, this 1887 realist work vividly pictures the French bourgeoisie, middle-class morality and the...
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these...
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in French), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in French, a current bibliography and study questions.
"Candide," Voltaire s picaresque 1759 novel and masterpiece of French satire, follows a naive young man on his disillusioning journey through life. Candide s fantastical adventures incorporate many actual historical events, such as the Lisbon earthquake of 1755 and the Seven Years War, as...
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these...
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these editions include an introduction (in French), the complete work, and linguistic and cultural notes in French, a current bibliography and study questions.
"Le Cid," considered Corneille s finest work, is a tragicomedy of love and honor in medieval Spain. The 1637 play was enormously popular but controversial in its time, due to its unorthodox dramatic structure, and is now considered a masterwork of French drama."
The Focus Student Editions are designed for French language courses in literature and culture. Prepared with non-native French speakers in mind, these...
