Landmarks in French LiteratureLYTTON STRACHEYReading editionChapter navigation12 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…LYTTON STRACHEYChapter I · ORIGINS—THE MIDDLE AGESChapter II · THE RENAISSANCEChapter III · THE AGE OF TRANSITIONChapter IV · THE AGE OF LOUIS XIVChapter V · THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURYChapter VI · THE ROMANTIC MOVEMENTChapter VII · THE AGE OF CRITICISMCONCLUSIONCHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF AUTHORS AND THEIR PRINCIPAL WORKSBIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTEINDEXBeginning of this editionNext chapter →Chapter I · ORIGINS—THE MIDDLE AGESAll chapters and sections (12)Other sectionsLYTTON STRACHEYChapters1234567Other sectionsCONCLUSIONCHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF AUTHORS AND THEIR PRINCIPAL WORKSBIBLIOGRAPHICAL NOTEINDEXLONDON1912CHAPTER I ORIGINS—THE MIDDLE AGES →