French Literature Flashcards

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17th Century

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Golden Age of French Literature

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17th Century was reign of

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King Louis XIV

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3
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Art’s for Art Sake was encouraged by

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Theopile Gautier

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4
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Father of Essay

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Michel de Montaigne

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5
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The Social Contract was written by

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Jean Jacques Rousseau

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The Hunchback of Notre Dame amd Les Miserables was written by

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Victor Hugo

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The most influential French novelist of the nineteenth century was

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Gustave Falubert

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Madame Bovary was written by

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Gustave Flaubert

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This story highlights the consequences of pride, vanity, and pursuit of social status.

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The Necklace

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The Necklace was written by

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Guy de Maupassant

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The key figure in existentialism; believes that human beings have that right to choose and to forge one’s own values.

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Jean Paul Sartre

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12
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The National Epic of France

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Song of Roland

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13
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Song of Roland was written by

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Le Chanson de Roland

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