A History of the French Novel, Vol. 1
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BIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTES
(Although it is probably idle to attempt to satisfy or placate thecontemporary _helluo_ of bibliography, it may be respectful to otherreaders to observe that this is not intended to deal with the wholesubject, but only as a companion, or chrestomathic guide, to this bookitself.)
CHAPTER I
_Apollonius of Tyre._ Ed. Thorpe. London, 1834.
_English Novel, The._ By the present writer. London (Dent), 1913.
_French Literature, A Short History of._ By the present writer. Oxford,1882, and often reprinted.
_Greek Romances, The._ Most convenient editions of originals--Didot's_Erotici Graeci_, Paris, 1856, or Teubner's, ed. Herscher, Leipzig,1858. English translations in Bohn's Library. For those who prefer booksabout things to the things themselves, there is a very good Englishmonograph by Wolff (Columbia University Series, New York).
_Hymn of St. Eulalia._ Quoted in most histories of French literature,_e.g._ that entered above, pp. 4, 5.
_Life of St. Alexis._ Ed. G. Paris and L. Pannier. Paris, 1872-87.
CHAPTER II
_Alexander Legends_ ("Matter of Rome"). The most important editions ofromances concerning Alexander are Michelant's of the great poem fromwhich, according to the most general theory, the "Alexandrine" ortwelve-syllabled verse takes its name (Stuttgart, 1846), and M. PaulMeyer's _Alexandre le Grand dans la Litterature Francaise au moyen age_(2 vols., Paris, 1886), a monograph of the very first order, withplentiful reproduction of texts.
_Arthurian Legend, The._ No complete bibliography of this is possiblehere--a note of some fulness will be found in the writer's _ShortHistory_ (see above on Chapter I.). The most important books for anEnglish reader who wishes to supplement Malory are M. Paulin Paris'sabstract of the whole, _Les Romans de la Table Ronde_ (5 vols., Paris,1869-77), a very charming set of handy volumes, beautifully printed andillustrated; and, now at last, Dr. Sommer's stately edition of the"Vulgate" texts, completed recently, I believe (Carnegie Institution,Washington, U.S.A.).
_Chansons de Gestes._ The first sentence of the last entry applies herewith greater fulness. The editions of _Roland_ are very numerous; andthose of other _chansons_, though there are not often two or more of thesame, run to scores of volumes. The most important books about them areM. Leon Gautier's _Les Epopees Francaises_ (4 vols., Paris, 1892) and M.Bedier's _Les Legendes Epiques_ (4 vols., Paris, 1908-13).
Sainte-More, B. de. _Roman de Troie._ Ed. Joly. Rouen, 1870. Edited asecond time in the series of the Societe des Anciens Textes Francais.
CHAPTER III
The bibliography of the _Romans d'Aventures_ generally is again toocomplicated and voluminous to be attempted here. A fair amount ofinformation will be found, as regards the two sides, French and English,of the matter, in the writer's _Short Histories_ of the twoliteratures--_French_ as above, _English_ (Macmillan, 9th ed., London,1914), and in his _Romance and Allegory_, referred to in the text. Shortof the texts themselves, but for fuller information than generalhistories contain, Dunlop's well-known book, reprinted in Bohn's Librarywith valuable additions, and Ellis's _Early English Romances_,especially the latter, will be found of greatest value.
_Partenopeus de Blois._ 2 vols. Paris, 1834.
CHAPTER IV
_Nouvelles du 13'e et du 14'me Siecle._ Ed. L. Moland et Ch.d'Hericault. Bibliotheque Elzevirienne. 2 vols. Paris, 1856.
CHAPTER V
_Cent Nouvelles Nouvelles, Les._ Numerous editions in the cheapcollections of French classics.
_Fabliaux._ Ed. A. de Montaiglon et G. Raynaud. 6 vols. Paris, 1872-88.
_Jehan de Paris._ Ed. Montaiglon. Paris, 1874.
_Petit Jehan de Saintre._ Ed. Guichard. Paris, 1843.
_Roman de la Rose._ Ed. F. Michel. Paris, 1864.
_Roman de Renart._ The completest (but not a complete) edition of thedifferent parts is that of Meon and Chabaille (5 vols., Paris, 1826-35).The main or "Ancien" Renart was re-edited by E. Martin (3 vols., Parisand Strasbourg, 1882-87).
CHAPTER VI
Rabelais. Editions of the original very numerous: and of Urquhart'sfamous English translation more than one or two recently. The cheapestand handiest of the former, _without_ commentary, is that in theCollection Garnier. Of commentaries and books _on_ Rabelais there is noend.
CHAPTER VII
_Amadis_ Romances. No modern reprints of Herberay and his followers.Southey's English versions of _Amadis_ and _Palmerin_ are not difficultto obtain.
Desperiers, B. _Contes et Joyeuse Devis_, etc. Ed. Lacour. 2 vols.Paris, 1866.
Marguerite de Navarre, The _Heptameron_. Editions again numerous,including cheap ones in the collections.
_Moyen de Parvenir, Le._ Ed. Jacob. Paris, 1860. (For Helisenne deCrenne see text, and Reynier--_v. inf._ on next chapter.)
CHAPTER VIII
The general histories and bibliographies of M. Reynier and Herr Koerting,as well as the monographs of MM. Chatenay, Magne, and Reure, will befound registered in the notes to text, and references to them in theindex. The original editions are also given in text or note. Modernreprints--except of the fairy stories and one or two others--are almostentirely wanting. For the Greek Romances see above under Chapter I. The_Astree_, after its first issues, appeared as a whole in 1637 and 1647,the latter being the edition referred to in "Add. and Corr." But thelater eighteenth-century (1733) version of the Abbe Souchay is said tobe "doctored." I have not thought it worth while to look up either thisor the earlier abridgment (_La Nouvelle Astree_ of 1713), though thislatter is not ill spoken of. For the _Cabinet des Fees_ (41 vols.,Geneva, 1785-89) see text.
CHAPTER IX
Sorel. _Francion_ is in the Collection Garnier, _Le Berger Extravagant_and _Polyandre_ only in the originals.
Scarron. _Le Roman Comique._ The 1752 edition (3 vols.) is useful, butthere are reprints.
Furetiere. _Le Roman Bourgeois._ Collection Jannet et Picard, 1854.
Cyrano de Bergerac. _Voyages_, etc. Ed. Jacob. Paris, 1858.
Mme. de la Fayette. _La Princesse de Cleves._ Paris, 1881.
CHAPTER X
For those who wish to study Lesage and Prevost at large, the combinedDutch _Oeuvres Choisies_, in 54 vols. (Amsterdam, 1783), will offer aconvenient, if not exactly handy, opportunity. Separate editions of the_Diable Boiteux_ and _Gil Blas_ are very, and of _Manon Lescaut_ fairly,numerous.
Marivaux. _Oeuvres._ 12 vols. Paris, 1781.
Crebillon _fils_. _Oeuvres Completes._ 7 vols. Londres, 1772.
CHAPTER XI
The work, in novel, of Voltaire and Rousseau is in all the cheapcollections of Didot, Garnier, etc. Of that of Diderot there haverecently been several partial collections, but I think no complete one.It is better to take the _Oeuvres_, by Assezat and Tourneux, mentionedin the text (20 vols., Paris, 1875-77).
Marmontel's _Oeuvres_ appeared in 19 vols. (Paris, 1818), and I haveused, and once possessed, a more modern and compacter issue in 7 vols.(Paris, 1820?). The _Contes Moraux_ appeared together in 1770 and later.
Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. _Oeuvres_. 12 vols. 1834. Very numerousseparate editions (or sometimes with _La Chaumiere Indienne_) of _Paulet Virginie_.
CHAPTER XII
Minor "Sensibility" novels. Most of them in a handsome 7-vol. edition(Paris, _n.d._) in Garnier's _Bibliotheque Amusante_. This also includesMarivaux.
X. de Maistre. Editions numerous.
B. Constant. _Adolphe._ Paris, 1842; and with Introduction by M. AnatoleFrance (1889); besides M. de Lescure's noticed in text.
Restif de la Bretonne. Selection of _Les Contemporaines_, by Assezat. 3vols. Paris, 1875-76.
Pigault-Lebrun. Edition mentioned in text.