Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2005-07-01 Public domain in the USA. 1050 Canfield, Arthur Graves 1859 1947 French Lyrics Produced by Charles Franks, Marc D'Hooghe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "French Lyrics" by Arthur Graves Canfield is a collection of selected and edited French lyric poetry, first published in the late 19th century. The volume is aimed at providing English-speaking readers with an accessible introduction to the intricacies of French lyricism, highlighting the distinct qualities that set it apart from English poetry. Through this anthology, the editor seeks to encourage a deeper appreciation for the beauty and charm inherent in French lyric poetry. The opening portion of the collection includes a preface and an introduction outlining the book's intent and context. Canfield discusses the general underappreciation of French lyrics among English speakers and delineates the historical evolution of lyric poetry in France, beginning with the Troubadours in the 12th century. He emphasizes the transition of lyrical expression through different eras, highlighting various influential poets such as Villon and Ronsard, and describes key transformations in themes, forms, and styles in response to social changes and the influence of other literary traditions. This introductory segment sets the stage for the selected poems that follow, indicating the rich tapestry of emotions and styles that characterize French lyricism. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en fr French poetry Lyric poetry PQ Text FR Poésie Category: Poetry Category: French Literature 665765 2025-10-04T06:25:01.391744 text/html 665586 2025-01-11T21:33:12.737682 text/html 313340 2025-10-04T06:25:33.348088 application/epub+zip 317081 2025-10-04T06:25:13.055706 application/epub+zip 317081 2025-10-04T06:25:07.197846 application/epub+zip 606907 2025-10-04T06:25:40.667062 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 510280 2025-10-04T06:25:23.032636 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 475954 2022-09-04T11:10:37.233670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 528028 2025-10-04T06:25:00.754752 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 520325 2014-09-13T20:29:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 520320 2014-09-13T20:29:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19413 2025-10-04T06:25:40.823080 application/rdf+xml 10435 2025-10-04T06:25:07.698724 image/jpeg 2889 2025-10-04T06:25:07.448702 image/jpeg 208177 2014-09-13T20:29:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 205081 2014-09-13T20:29:48 application/octet-stream application/zip 293641 2025-10-04T06:25:01.440758 application/octet-stream application/zip