Cambridge Companion to French Literature

Ed. John D. Lyons. Cambridge University Press, 2016. Paperback, $29.99. ISBN 97811076652224.

3 chapters directly concern the 17th century:

Michael Moriarty, "Varieties of doubt in early modern writing"

Elizabeth Goldsmith, "Galant Culture"

John Lyons, "Tragedy and fear"

http://www.cambridge.org/us/academic/subjects/literature/european-literature/cambridge-companion-french-literature