Title: Politeness and its discontents : problems in French classical culture /
Authors: France, Peter, 1935-
Publisher: Cambridge University Press,
Year: 1992
Subjects: French literature History and criticism; French literature History and criticism; French literature European influences.; European literature French influences.; Literature and society France.; Social ethics in literature.; Courtesy in literature.; Classicism France.; France Civilization; France Civilization
Contents: pt. 1. Excess and unreason -- 1. Hyperbole -- 2. Ogres -- 3. Myth and modernity: Racine's "Phedre."