CZ:Literature Workgroup/French literature
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French Literature
François Villon: 15th century French poet. [e]
Voltaire: The pen-name of François-Marie Arouet (1694-1778), a French writer and philosopher, who was one of the leading figures of The Enlightenment. [e]- Pierre Corneille: Add brief definition or description
- Molière: (January 15, 1622 – February 17, 1673) French 17th-century playwright and actor, author of many comedies. [e]
- Jean Racine: French playwright and poet, 1639—1690. [e]
- Albert Camus: (1913-60) Algerian-French existentialist philosopher and novelist; classic quote is "The only serious philosophical problem is that of suicide" (i.e., is life meaningful?) [e]
