The beginnings of modern fiction in France took on a pseudo-bucolic form, and the celebrated "Astrée" (1610) of Honoré d'Urfé, which is the earliest French novel, is structured in the classical pastoral style.
The beginnings of modern fiction in France took on a pseudo-bucolic form that romanticized the purity of rural life in contrast to the quick pace and corruption of modern society. The celebrated "Astrée" (1610) of Honoré d'Urfé, the earliest French novel, is structured in this pastoral style.