Les Contemporains, 6ème Série : Études et Portraits Littéraires

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lemaître, Jules, 1853-1914

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Les Contemporains, 6ème Série" by Jules Lemaître is a collection of literary studies and portraits written in the late 19th century. The work examines literary figures of the time, emphasizing critical insights alongside personal reflections on the authors' influences and contributions to literature. This collection seems particularly focused on analyzing the life and work of Louis Veuillot, a significant literary and journalistic figure in France, considering both his personal journey and philosophical implications of his beliefs. The opening of this literary examination begins with Lemaître expressing his aim to continue a series of studies on contemporary authors that had been interrupted. He introduces Louis Veuillot, acknowledging the complexities and depth of Veuillot's character beyond his notoriety as a journalist. Lemaître reflects on Veuillot's humble beginnings, his subsequent rise to prominence, and the moral and philosophical struggles he faced, particularly highlighting Veuillot's relationship with his faith and the socio-political environment of his time. This sets the stage for a detailed exploration of Veuillot's contributions to literature and society, infusing personal anecdotes with broader critiques of social norms and religious beliefs. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Louis Veuillot

Lamartine

Influence récente des littératures du Nord

Figurines

Guy de Maupassant

Anatole France.

Credits:

Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2009-03-09