Baudelaire, Sartre and Camus

This book presents a brief introduction to each writer, centring on a particular work ("Les Fleurs du mal, Les Mains sales, La peste") and imediately followed by a commentary on an extract (the Baudelaire poem chose is '"Le Cygne"'). Professor Rees ends by presenting some pointers on the nature of twentieth century French literature in general, as a guide to the student beginner.

"The general accounts of Sartre and Camus are models of collectedness and lucidity, uncluttered and firm . . ." -Journal of European Studies