Visages d'hier et d'aujourd'hui

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Beaunier, André, 1869-1925

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Visages d'hier et d'aujourd'hui" by André Beaunier is a collection of essays exploring contemporary thought and personalities, written in the early 20th century. The work reflects on a multitude of ideas and figures from the past and present, primarily focusing on the challenges and transformations of intellectual landscapes. Beaunier introduces a discourse on the nature of contemporary ideology, presenting a fragmented yet insightful representation of literary and philosophical voices. The opening of the work sets the stage for a reflective essay that critiques the chaotic evolution of ideas in modern times compared to the structured thought of the past. The author establishes a metaphorical framework likening contemporary ideology to "a broken mirror," suggesting that current ideas are disjointed and lacking cohesion. He mentions various notable personalities, such as the viscount de Vogüé, urging a recognition of the spiritual and moral dimensions of life often overlooked in a rapidly changing world. Through this initial lens, Beaunier invites readers to engage with the complexities of thought and the significance of historical influences on current beliefs and values. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

Le vicomte de Vogüé

Charles Bordes

Bjœrnstjerne Bjœrnson

Cesare Lombroso

Jean Moréas

Albert Vandal

Frémiet

Albert Samain

Édouard Rod

Jean Lahor

Jules Renard

A.-Ch. Swinburne

Charles-Louis Philippe

Mark Twain

Henri Poincaré

Mgr Duchesne

Aman-Jean

Maurice Donnay

Saint-Marceaux

Jules Huret

M. de Freycinet

Émile Boutroux

Gabriel Fauré

Jules Lemaître.

Credits:

Produced by Clarity, Pierre Lacaze and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 69.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2019-10-25