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Lovely, educational, and good French language practice.
A nice overview of French poetry, from the earliest poets to modern-day poets, with a little biographical information about each, along with a sample poem in French and English.
very helpful to improve my French and had a great selection of poets. :))
Four stars for the work that went into compiling the short histories of every poet, and giving us interesting details to contextualize poems beforehand. Sometimes these were better, and sometimes it was more like a publication list. I also found that having only one poem per poet sometimes felt like not enough, and I wonder if there could have been a little less focus on the earlier poets for a few more selections from the modern ones, but this might be my preference. I didn’t start really carin...
I enjoyed reading this collection and found the parallel language texts very helpful - especially since the pages are so neatly mirror images. My only complaint is that the progression of authors from least to most recent discouraged me, since I found the older forms of French to be disorienting and disheartening. By the half-way point, I felt much better and on more familiar territory, in terms of language and grammar rules. This is less of a criticism about how the book is structured and more
C'est un livre magnifique! J’adore.
Useful for uni prep but honestly it was so boring. Too factual. Also, I’m sure they could’ve found just one poet who wasn’t a white man.
Whether or not it's a good selection or a representative one is for an expert to decide. 5 stars because not only is there a good range of poems, with facing page translations, and short introductions to each poet, but the copy I bought came with a CD of all the poems being read. Although some of the readings might be on the way to redefining lugubrious, it's a fine resource.
I want to get the dual-language edition: Introduction to French Poetry: A Dual-Language Book
