Author: GREEN, F.C.
Title: A Comparative View of French and British Civilization (1850-1870)
Description: London, J.M. Dent. 1965, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine unmarked copy with VG+ dustjacket. viii + 196 pages. The destinies of Britain and France have been indissolubly linked, and the years 1850-70 saw the two nations at peace with each other after more than five centuries of intermittent warfare. Professor Green takes stock of the ideas on which the two civilizations are based, and finds far-reaching principles of interaction. He makes detailed comparative studies of the British and French concepts of education, religion, justice, morality, freedom, and after this turns his attention to the literature of the two peoples, presenting through discussion of the theatre, the novel and poetry. NOT EX LIB 24. Fine/Very Good.

Keywords: French and British Civilization 1850-1870, Novels, Poetry, Theatre, Education


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