French Literature - A Beginner’s Guide - Carol Clark 2011
The Middle Ages: literature before literacy
The sixteenth century: from Rabelais to Montaigne
The eighteenth century: the Republic of Letters
The nineteenth century I (1800—52): Realists and Romantics
The nineteenth century II: literature for literature’s sake
The twentieth century: the age of transgression
Conclusion: the twenty-first century: literature after paper?