A review of the literature of France. A brief analysis of the means that every French writer used

Literature of France is one of the mostthe oldest and the most saturated in all of Europe. Throughout its rapid development, it was closely associated with society, with the French people, with the historical processes taking place in the country. Virtually every French writer was both a historian and a political thinker. In addition, their works are distinguished by a close relationship with philosophy.

Some believe that the best of all Frenchliterature is poetry, preserved its identity, possessing features that are incomprehensible to foreigners. Others celebrate the grace and fascination of prose. In any case, there are no random works and random names in the literature of France. Passing through time and generations, it absorbed all the best that the country is proud of.

The age of the Middle Ages is differentpoetic monuments in Old French. It was during this period that many new genres were born: a ballad, an epic poem, a pastern. The names of medieval troubadours have survived to this day: Bertrand de Born, Rudel, Chretien de Troyes, Brühl and more than one French writer.

The revival gave poetry and novels to literature. Prose had to make room, giving way to the lyrical revelations of Boccaccio, Rabelais, Maro, Fontaine and other writers. And the era of classicalism that came next revived the theater and opened the genre of comedy. His forefather was, of course, Jean-Baptiste Moliere. At this time, and the philosophy is developing, thanks to Rene Descartes. In addition, the French writer Jean de Lafontaine creates many fairy tales and fables. This period was marked by two more well-known names: Jean-Jacques Rousseau and the famous storyteller Charles Perrault.

The first political thinker of the 18th century inFrance became Montesquieu. In these years, wrote his "Marriage of Figaro" and "The Barber of Seville" the brilliant K. de Beaumarchais. The nineteenth century is marked by the appearance of the French historical novel, the ancestor of which was Walter Scott. In this regard, we can not fail to mention such widely known works as "Queen Margot" and "Three Musketeers", created by A. Dumas-father. This French writer is popular today, and his novels are read by everyone, regardless of gender and age.

These years brought France J. Sand and J. Verna. Let us recall the famous books of the latter: "The Mysterious Island", "Children of Captain Grant" and, of course, "20 000 leagues under the water". Even modern French writers sometimes can not create such an exciting story, fill the narrative with such colors as Jules Verne did. His books have been translated into several languages ​​and, probably, are in everyone's house.

Among the French authors of our time,call Frederick Begbeder - one of the most widely read in our country, thanks to his bestseller "99 francs" and a novelty about the events of September 11 in America "Windows on the world". Remarkably, Daniel Pennak, who created a lot of wonderful children's books, as well as fascinating prose for adults. It is impossible not to mention Fernando Arrabal, as the only witness and participant in the era of surrealism, about which he was able to tell us. By the way, he is not only a French writer, but also an artist and film director.

These are the main figures in the literature of France, but this is not all. Unfortunately, all French writers simply will not fit in this article!