French Literature Flashcards
17th Century
Golden Age of French Literature
17th Century was reign of
King Louis XIV
Art’s for Art Sake was encouraged by
Theopile Gautier
Father of Essay
Michel de Montaigne
The Social Contract was written by
Jean Jacques Rousseau
The Hunchback of Notre Dame amd Les Miserables was written by
Victor Hugo
The most influential French novelist of the nineteenth century was
Gustave Falubert
Madame Bovary was written by
Gustave Flaubert
This story highlights the consequences of pride, vanity, and pursuit of social status.
The Necklace
The Necklace was written by
Guy de Maupassant
The key figure in existentialism; believes that human beings have that right to choose and to forge one’s own values.
Jean Paul Sartre
The National Epic of France
Song of Roland
Song of Roland was written by
Le Chanson de Roland