Includes bibliographic references (p. [222] - 232) and index
From the beginnings to the Renaissance -- From Sun King to Enlightenment (1630-1789) -- Between revolutions (1789-1830) -- Balzac and the birth of cultural studies (1830-1870) -- Republic, reaction and the murder of taste (1870-1913) -- Despair and optimism (1913-1944) -- Commitment and playfulness (1944-1968) -- After May 1968 -- 'Foreignness' early and modern -- Francophone literature : recent developments