The FRANTEXT database consists of over 2900 texts, ranging from classic works of French literature to various kinds of non-fiction prose and technical writing. The eighteenth, nineteenth and twentieth centuries are about equally represented, with a smaller selection of seventeenth century texts as well as some medieval and Renaissance texts. Genres include novels, poetry, theatre, journalism, essays, correspondence, and treatises. Subjects include literary criticism, biology, history, economics, and philosophy.
FRANTEXT is produced by ATILF (Analyse et Traitement Informatique de la Langue Française).
FRANTEXT is a useful tool for analysing literary texts. Queries can be constructed in order to analyse the frequency of key words or phrases and to locate specific categories both within works and across works.
Searching tips:
In order to access all items in FRANTEXT, click on Corpus de travail and then Définir le corpus de travail. Leave the search box blank and click Enregistrer la selection to show the entire list of works.
To select texts to search, click on Corpus de travail and then Définir le corpus de travail.
Enter search terms (name, title or both) into the search box and click the Enregistrer la selection button to see the number of texts. To view details, click on Corpus de travail, then Visualiser le corpus de travail and then Affichage détaillé de la bibliographie.
The Documentation and Ressources didactiques tabs give comprehensive guides on utilising FRANTEXT to the fullest.
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