Histoire Litteraire de la France

Location: McKeldin Library
Call Number: Microfilm BH629H

Histoire Litteraire de la France: Ouvrage commence par des Religieux Benedictins de la Congregation de Saint Maur, et Continue par des Membres de l'Institut. Volumes 1-32. (1733-1898)
16 Reels.

Description

This detailed history of French literature begins with the earliest period and continues into the fourteenth century. It includes some articles about literary forms, subjects and movements, but consists primarily of biographical and critical articles about individual authors, many of whom are not treated in other histories.

The history proceeds in chronological order. A table of contents precedes each volume of text. Indexes for some volumes appear at the end of the volumes. Exceptions: The index for volumes nine through fifteen appears in volume fifteen; for volumes sixteen through twenty-three, it is in volume twenty-three; for volumes twenty-five through thirty-two, it is located in volume thirty-two; and for volumes thirty-three through thirty-eight, the index is included in the final volume.

Contents: Part 1: before the birth of Jesus Christ and the first three centuries of the Church; Part 2: 1st volume: 4th century; 2nd volume: 5th century; 3rd volume- 6th and 7th centuries; 4th and 5th volumes: 8th and 9th centuries; 6th volume: 10th century; 7th and 8th volumes: 11th century; 9th through 15th volumes: 12th century; 16th through 22nd volumes: 13th century; 24th volume:14th century.

Twelve volumes of this work were published by the Maurists between 1733 and 1763. Volumes eleven and twelve were reprinted in 1841 and 1830. This collection reproduces the later editions of these two volumes.

Volume thirty-nine has progressed only partially through the fourteenth century. This multivolume work is still in progress.

The collection is written in French.