French: Dictionaries + Background Information

A substantial work with often lengthy articles on individuals and literary movements. Includes comprehensive bibliographies.

A comprehensive reference work covering medieval times to the present. Treats authors, critics, historians, savants, and scientists, as well as individual works, places, and institutions--along with general survey articles on French literary life and movements.

Covers French literature from medieval to contemporary times. Emphasizes authors, terms, and themes.

A 16-volume, highly comprehensive dictionary coverfing history, usages, syntax, etc. of each word. Comparable to the Oxford English Dictionary in scope and content.