French Literature Reviews - 2026

Agrégation: Birth of the Modern Novel
Comparative and World Literature

The volume dedicated to the second comparative literature topic of the agrégation in modern literature has just been published:

Birth of the Modern Novel, Rabelais, Tiers Livre; Cervantes, Don Quixote; Sterne, Tristram Shandy

Editions Atlande "Clef concours" Collection
Isbn: 2-350-30035-8
Ean 13 : 9782350300351
19,00 €

Authors:
B. Franco: Introduction and synthesis
P. Brunel: Synthesis
M.-C. Thomine-Bichard: Rabelais
G. Hautcoeur: Cervantes
Y.-M. Tran-Gervat: Sterne

This volume belongs to the long-standing tradition of academic publications designed to support candidates preparing for the French competitive examination known as the agrégation. Such works traditionally bring together specialist commentary, structural syntheses and introductory overviews to guide readers through specific syllabus requirements in literature and the humanities.

Readers interested in comparative approaches to early modern narrative structures may find this study relevant. The volume dedicated to the second comparative literature topic of the agrégation in modern literature has just been published, featuring works by François Rabelais, Miguel de Cervantes and Laurence Sterne. Contributors including B. Franco, P. Brunel, M.-C. Thomine-Bichard, G. Hautcoeur and Y.-M. Tran-Gervat provide the introductory material and syntheses that make up the publication.