Grandeur and Illusion Franch Literature and Society 1600-1715

Penguin Books Ltd, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 41 Steelcase Road West, Markham, Ontario, Canada

First published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson 1972 Published in Penguin University Books 1974

Copyright © Antoine Adam, 1972 Translation copyright © George Weidenfeld & Nicolson Ltd, 1972

Made and printed in Great Britain by Hazell Watson and Viney Ltd, Aylesbury, Bucks

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