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Day: October 13, 2011
French 140B Course Research Guide
The Crafting of the French Philosopher: from Montaigne to Sartre [selected resources]
New Acquisitions for October 2007
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New Acquisitions for November 2007
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- Cotgrave (Randle), A Dictionarie of the french and english tongues, 1611
- Ménage (Gilles), Les Origines de la langue françoise, 1650
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New Acquisitions for December 2007
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Stendhal: la revolte et les reves
Online exhibit and dossier pédagogique from the Bibliothèque municipale de Grenoble.
New Acquistions for January 2008
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Featured Book
Ousmane Sembène: une conscience africaine: genèse d’un destin hors du commun by Samba Gadjigo (Paris: Homnisphères, 2007)