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R. Howard Bloch

R. Howard Bloch is the Sterling Professor of French and Humanities at Yale University. The author of numerous award-winning books on French literature and art, he lives in New York.

R. Howard Bloch

R. Howard Bloch is the Sterling Professor of French and Humanities at Yale University. The author of numerous award-winning books on French literature and art, he lives in New York.

Books by R. Howard Bloch

  • One Toss of the Dice: The Incredible Story of How a Poem Made Us Modern

    R. Howard Bloch

    Hardback, 2016

    In the tradition of The Swerve, this thrilling, detective-like work of literary history reveals how a poem created the world we live in today.
  • One Toss of the Dice: The Incredible Story of How a Poem Made Us Modern

    R. Howard Bloch

    E Book, 2016

    In the tradition of The Swerve, this thrilling, detective-like work of literary history reveals how a poem created the world we live in today.
  • Paris and Her Cathedrals

    R. Howard Bloch

    Hardback, 2022

    For history readers, travellers and scholars alike, an indispensable behind-the-scenes guide to the great cathedrals of Paris from one of our leading scholars
  • Paris and Her Cathedrals

    R. Howard Bloch

    E Book, 2022

    For history readers, travellers and scholars alike, an indispensable behind-the-scenes guide to the great cathedrals of Paris from one of our leading scholars
  • Paris and Her Cathedrals

    R. Howard Bloch

    Paperback, 2024

    For history readers, travellers and scholars alike, an indispensable behind-the-scenes guide to the great cathedrals of Paris
  • The Fabliaux

    Nathaniel E. Dubin, R. Howard Bloch

    Hardback, 2013

    Winner • Modern Language Association’s Scaglione Prize for Translation

    Bawdier than The Canterbury Tales, The Fabliaux is the first major English translation of the most scandalous and irreverent...

  • The Fabliaux

    Nathaniel E. Dubin, R. Howard Bloch

    E Book, 2013

    Winner • Modern Language Association’s Scaglione Prize for Translation

    Bawdier than The Canterbury Tales, The Fabliaux is the first major English translation of the most scandalous and irreverent...