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Richard Francis
Emeritus Professor of Eighteenth-Century French Literature, Faculty of Arts
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Research Summary
Teacher of French language and institutions to degree level.Research expertise in eighteenth-century French literature, especially the novel; Prevost, Voltaire, BeaumarchaisResearch expertise in… read more
Current Research
Teacher of French language and institutions to degree level.Research expertise in eighteenth-century French literature, especially the novel; Prevost, Voltaire, BeaumarchaisResearch expertise in early twentieth-century Literature, especiallyRomain Rollan
Future Research
Currently preparing edition of Voltaire's novel L'Ingenu for the Complete Works of Voltaire.Projected books on Beaumarchais and Voltaire's fiction.