| First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book Contributor(s): Appelbaum, Stanley (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0486461785 ISBN-13: 9780486461786 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $13.46 Product Type: Paperback Language: French Published: February 2008 Annotation: This excellent anthology introduces newcomers to fifty great writers. Beginners can get their first taste of Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Baudelaire, and Proust with passages from "The Red and the Black, Les Miserables, Madame Bovary," and other classics. Original French text plus English translation on facing pages. Introduction, new English translations, and notes by Stanley Appelbaum. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | French - Language Arts & Disciplines | Readers - Literary Collections | European - French |
| Dewey: 448.242 |
| LCCN: 2007024307 |
| Series: Dover Books on Language |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.4" (0.65 lbs) 240 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This excellent anthology offers the beginning French-language student a first taste of some of the world's most significant prose. Chosen for both their eloquence and ease of reading, excerpts from such masterpieces as Les Mis rables, The Red and the Black, Madame Bovary, Carmen, and The Three Musketeers will open new worlds for linguists. Readers will savor the words of fifty great writers of multiple genres from the seventeenth through twentieth centuries, including Voltaire, Rousseau, Balzac, Baudelaire, Dumas, Proust, and other literary virtuosos. Lucid and accessible, the unabridged English translations by Stanley Appelbaum appear on pages that face the original French text. Literature lovers, French-language students, and other readers will find this volume a fascinating exploration of French literature...and an invaluable aid to mastering one of the world's most romantic languages. |