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- The most detailesd history of French literature, beginning with the earliest period, HISTOIRE LITTERAIRE DE LA FRANCE comprises signed contributions by specialists, containing very detailed information and, especially in the later volumes, very full bibliographical references. Includes some articles on literary subjects, forms, movements, etc., but consists in the main of biographical and critical articles on individual authors, including many not treated in other histories.