- Le Bon Usage
Le Bon Usage (also called "Le Grevisse") is a descriptive book about French grammar, first published in
1936 byMaurice Grevisse , and occasionally updated since. It describes the usage of the French language.Description
Quite complete (1600 pages), it includes numerous examples and counter-examples taken from francophone literature of various periods, including newspapers, to form a reference for teachers of French, and in particular, authors and editors.
In 1936, the first edition was published by
Groupe De Boeck (then named Duculot). A new edition was published in 1939, and another in 1946. The book was awarded the gold medal of theAcadémie française . The high praise ofAndré Gide in the literary supplement ofLe Figaro in February 1947 contributed to its success. [ "M. Grevisse répond à toutes les questions flottantes ; y répond si pertinemment que je n'aurais qu'à le copier pour satisfaire aux inquiétudes et aux doutes de mes plus scrupuleux correspondants. Je les invite à s'adresser directement à ce remarquable ouvrage." André Gide, "Figaro littéraire", 8 February 1947]After the death of Grevisse in
1980 , his son-in-lawAndré Goosse , also a grammarian, took over and published the 12th and 13th (1993 ) editions. The 14th edition was published in August 2007 in a completely new format.A password-protected electronic version of "Le Bon Usage" is available for owners of the print edition. [cite web
url=http://lebonusage.deboeck.com/login.php
title=Le Bon Usage électronique
accessed=22 February 2008]Editions
* Maurice Grevisse, "Le Bon Usage", 14th edition by André Goosse, de Boeck,
2007 , ISBN 978-2-8011-1404-9
* Maurice Grevisse, "Le Bon Usage", 13rd edition André Goosse, de Boeck Duculot,1993 References
See also
*
French grammar External links
* [http://www.lebonusage.com/ Official website]
* [http://www.langue-fr.net/biblio/Bon-Usage.htm Biographical notice from the 13th edition]
* [http://old.rtbf.be/rtbf_2000/bin/view_something.cgi?type=sac&id=0177279_sac&menu=default&pub=RTBF.WALL%2FWALL.FR.la_taille.SP.BONB Guy Lemaire raconte: Maurice Grevisse]RTBF journalist Guy Lemaire on Grevisse, 2005
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