Treasury of poems and prose extracts by 10 great poets: Max Jacob, Leon-Paul Fargue, Jules Supervielle, Saint-John Perse, Jean Cocteau, André Breton, Paul Éluard, Robert Desnos, Henri Michaux and Pierre Emmanuel. Excellent English translations on facing pages plus introduction to modern French poetry and introduction and bibliography for each poet.
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French Stories/Contes Francais: A Dual-Language Book by Wallace Fowlie Ten unusual stories: "Micromégas," by Voltaire; "The Atheist's Mass," by Balzac; "The Legend of St. Julian the Hospitaler," by Flaubert; "Spleen of Paris," by Baudelaire; more. English translations appear on facing pages.
Introduction to French Poetry: A Dual-Language Book by Stanley Appelbaum Works by Villon, Ronsard, Voltaire, Mallarmé, Verlaine, Rimbaud, Apollinaire, many more. Full French texts with literal English translations on facing pages. Biographical, critical information on each poet. Introduction. 31 black-and-white illustrations.
Flowers of Evil and Other Works: A Dual-Language Book by Charles Baudelaire Handsome edition includes great French poet's controversial work, Les Fleurs du Mal, plus prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music, and literature, and personal letters.
Candide: A Dual-Language Book by Voltaire Voltaire's brilliant satire on the follies of man, in the original French, with a new and exacting English translation on the opposing page. Weller's critical introduction illuminates the satire's enduring appeal.
Selected Fables: A Dual-Language Book by Jean de La Fontaine Among the masterpieces of French literature: 75 Fables in original French with new English line-for-line literal translations. "The Cicada and the Ant," "The Fox and the Grapes," many more.
Listen and Enjoy French Poetry (Cassette Edition) by Dover 50-minute cassette features poems by Villon, Ronsard, Mallarmé, Rimbaud, Verlaine, many more. Read by native Frenchman. Includes dual-language book with full French texts, English translations on facing pages, critical commentary, more.
First French Reader: A Beginner's Dual-Language Book by Stanley Appelbaum This anthology introduces 50 legendary writers — Voltaire, Balzac, Baudelaire, Proust, more — through passages from The Red and the Black, Les Misérables, Madame Bovary, and other classics. Original French text plus English translation on facing pages.
