Histoires des Littératures
Histoires des Littératures ( French for stories of literatures ) is a French series of books on the history of literature that was published in the Librairie Armand Colin in Paris at the beginning of the 20th century . Renowned scholars have contributed to it. Some of the works included have been translated. Some of the volumes appeared in further, revised and expanded editions. The volume Littérature italienne (Italian literature), for example - which deals with the origins of Italian literature up to Dante's death, the Renaissance, classicism, decadent poetry and the literature of the new Italy - was awarded the Prix Halphen by the Académie française . The series contains works on Italian , Spanish , English , German , Russian , American , Japanese and Arabic literature . The following overview does not claim to be up-to-date or complete.
Overview
- Italian literature , Henri Hauvette . Digitized
- Littérature espagnole , James Fitzmaurice-Kelly .
- Littérature anglaise , Edmund Gosse (translation by Henry D. Davray).
- Littérature allemande , Arthur Chuquet . Digitized
- Littérature russe , K. Waliszewski . Digitized
- Littérature américaine , William P. Trent (Translation Henry-D. Davray). Digitized
- Littérature japonaise , William George Aston (Translation Henry-D, Davray). Digitized
- Littérature arabe , Clément Huart . Digitized
See also
- The literatures of the East in individual representations
- Clément Huart (French)
- William Peterfield Trent (English)
References and footnotes
- ↑ On the price, cf. academie-francaise.fr: Prix Halphen .