The Evolution of French: A Global Language and Its Literary Heritage
Chapters
- 1. Introduction: A Language Without Borders
- 2. From Latin to Romance: The Birth of French
- 3. Medieval Voices: Troubadours, Chronicles, and Regional Variations
- 4. Renaissance and Standardization: Power, Print, and Pléiade
- 5. Classical Age: The Academy and the Codification of French
- 6. Enlightenment: Language as a Tool of Reason and Revolution
- 7. Romantic Expansion: French Across Continents
- 8. Modern Innovations: From Symbolism to Surrealism
- 9. Francophone Awakening: Négritude, Créolité, and Postcolonial Voices
- 10. Contemporary Landscapes: Urban French, Verlan, and Digital Expression
- 11. Global French: Unity, Diversity, and Future Directions