Project Gutenberg 2004-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 233 Faguet, Émile 1847 1916 Faguet, Emile Faguet, Auguste-Émile Études Littéraires; dix-huitième siècle Études Littéraires - XVIIIe siècle. Pierre Bayle -- Fontenelle -- Le Sage -- Marivaux -- Montesquieu -- Voltaire -- Diderot -- J.J. Rousseau -- Buffon -- Mirabeau -- André Chénier. Produced by Miranda van de Heijning, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Études Littéraires; dix-huitième siècle" by Émile Faguet is a critical analysis written in the late 19th century focusing on the literature of the 18th century. This work delves into the ideas and influences of major writers from that era, such as Pierre Bayle, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau, examining how their thoughts reflect the broader cultural and philosophical changes of their time. Faguet contends that the 18th century is characterized by a notable decline in moral and literary standards when compared to the preceding and succeeding centuries, largely due to the era's distancing from Christian and nationalistic ideals. The opening of the book establishes the author's purpose in addressing students of literature and critiques the writers of the 18th century as more concerned with ideas than artistic techniques. Faguet outlines key themes of the period, such as the rejection of traditional moral frameworks and the rise of individualism against a backdrop of political stagnation. He offers a detailed examination of significant figures, beginning with Bayle, asserting that his approach to philosophy serves as a precursor to the broader intellectual trends that define the century, marked by skepticism, a detachment from Christian thought, and a complex relationship with concepts of nationality and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 1040768 2025-08-05T16:44:03.487862 text/html 1017247 2024-10-28T19:50:45 text/html 461116 2025-08-05T16:44:15.525749 application/epub+zip 478157 2025-08-05T16:44:07.318876 application/epub+zip 468514 2025-08-05T16:44:05.729827 application/epub+zip 843119 2025-08-05T16:44:21.905767 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 814085 2025-08-05T16:44:14.567781 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 782813 2022-09-06T22:17:10.727048 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 988992 2025-08-05T16:44:02.168845 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 969057 2024-10-28T19:50:45 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17273 2025-08-05T16:44:22.042720 application/rdf+xml 15776 2025-08-05T16:44:06.249791 image/jpeg 3582 2025-08-05T16:44:05.991787 image/jpeg 449292 2025-08-05T16:44:03.573873 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia