A leading historian, he wrote and taught in defense of the French language and its heritage and against “globish English.” By Théophile Larcher PARIS — Marc Fumaroli, a leading French historian, ...
Marc Fumaroli, trans, from the French by Richard Howard. New York Review Books, $18.95 trade paper (540p) ISBN 978-1-59017-375-6 In the 18th century, French was the language of culture and diplomacy, ...