Comic literature in France
Subtitle: from the Middle Ages to the twentieth century
By: Lloyd Bishop.
Publisher: University Press of the South
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New Orleans
Language: eng
Number of pages: 464
Subjects: French literature -- History and criticism; Comic, The, in literature
Description: "This book offers a valuable chapter in the history of laughter, a deep survey of comic French literature focusing on genres, styles and themes. Lloyd Bishop's brilliant new work indeed shows the impressive richness of comic French literature as well as the many interesting varieties of the comic experience. Addressed to the general reader, it will also serve as a useful reference work for graduate students and advanced undergraduates."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [413]-456) and index.