 | Colonizer or Colonized: The Hidden Stories of Early Modern French Culture Subjects: France -- Civilization -- History; France -- Civilization -- Philosophy; France -- Civilization -- Classical influences; France -- Colonies -- America; This innovative analysis of sixteen- and seventeenth-century France introduces colonization into the heart of the nation's literary history by demonstrating how French classical culture and colonialism emerged together, each shaping the other. Sara E. Melzer is Professor of French and Francophone Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles. She is the author of Discourses of the Fall: A Study of Pascal's Pensees and coeditor of From the Royal to the Republican Body: Incorporating the Political in Seventeenth- and Eighteenth-Century France. |
