Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 Canfield, Arthur Graves 1859 1947 French Lyrics Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Charles Franks, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "French Lyrics" by Arthur Graves Canfield is a collection of selected and edited French lyric poetry, first published in the late 19th century. The volume is aimed at providing English-speaking readers with an accessible introduction to the intricacies of French lyricism, highlighting the distinct qualities that set it apart from English poetry. Through this anthology, the editor seeks to encourage a deeper appreciation for the beauty and charm inherent in French lyric poetry. The opening portion of the collection includes a preface and an introduction outlining the book's intent and context. Canfield discusses the general underappreciation of French lyrics among English speakers and delineates the historical evolution of lyric poetry in France, beginning with the Troubadours in the 12th century. He emphasizes the transition of lyrical expression through different eras, highlighting various influential poets such as Villon and Ronsard, and describes key transformations in themes, forms, and styles in response to social changes and the influence of other literary traditions. This introductory segment sets the stage for the selected poems that follow, indicating the rich tapestry of emotions and styles that characterize French lyricism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en fr French poetry Lyric poetry PQ Text FR Poésie Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 665593 665473 2024-10-04T08:02:48.639801 2023-10-04T07:37:41.433218 text/html text/html 665586 665466 2024-10-04T08:02:49.115799 2023-10-04T07:37:41.797224 text/html text/html 313290 2024-10-04T08:03:26.899233 application/epub+zip 317120 2024-10-04T08:03:03.172740 application/epub+zip 317121 2024-10-04T08:02:56.157760 application/epub+zip 606879 2024-10-04T08:03:35.178145 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510280 2024-10-04T08:03:14.291159 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475954 2022-09-04T11:10:37.233670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528028 527959 2024-10-04T08:02:47.911865 2023-10-04T07:37:40.779216 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 520325 2014-09-13T20:29:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 208177 2014-09-13T20:29:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 520320 2014-09-13T20:29:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 205081 2014-09-13T20:29:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21336 2024-10-04T08:03:35.337120 application/rdf+xml 10435 2024-10-04T08:02:56.719750 image/jpeg 2889 2024-10-04T08:02:56.435753 image/jpeg 293583 2024-10-04T08:02:49.167839 application/octet-stream application/zip