The General Reader and the Academy: Medieval French Literature and Penguin Classics

by Leah Tether

Penguin Classics have built their reputation as one of the largest and most successful modern imprints for 'classic' texts on the notion of 'the general reader'. Following an interrogation of this idea, Leah Tether investigates the publication of medieval French literature on this list and shines a light on the drivers, motivations, negotiations and decision-making processes behind it. Focusing on the medieval French texts published between c.1956...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 110872017X
• ISBN13: 9781108720175
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 100 Pages
• Weight: 0.19 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 5.0" x 7.0"