Project Gutenberg 2004-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 398 Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin 1804 1869 Delorme, Joseph Sainte-Beuve, C.-A. (Charles Augustin) Sainte-Beuve, Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve, C. A. Portraits littéraires, Tome I Préface -- Boileau -- La Fontaine de Boileau, épître -- Pierre Corneille -- La Fontaine -- Racine -- La reprise de Bérénice -- Jean-Baptiste Rousseau -- Le Brun -- Mathurin Regnier et André Chénier -- Documents inédits sur André Chénier -- George Farcy -- Diderot -- L'abbé Prévost -- M. Andrieux -- M. Jouffroy -- M. Ampère -- Du Génie critique et de Bayle -- La Bruyère -- Millevoye -- Des Soirées littéraires -- Charles Nodier -- Charles Nodier après les funérailles -- Appendice sur La Fontaine. Produced by Tonya Allen, 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) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Portraits littéraires, Tome I" by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve is a critical literary collection written during the mid-19th century. The book delves into the lives and contributions of notable French authors such as Boileau, Pierre Corneille, La Fontaine, and Racine, analyzing their literary significance and the context in which they wrote. Grounded in Sainte-Beuve's own reflections and critiques, the work addresses the evolution of literary taste and the interplay between authors and their historical backgrounds. The opening of "Portraits littéraires" introduces the premise of the collection, where Sainte-Beuve expresses his intent to provide a retrospective on key literary figures while revisiting their artistic legacies. He emphasizes the importance of critiquing established authors like Boileau, whose reputation faced scrutiny in his time, and positions them within the changing landscape of literary thought. Through his analysis, Sainte-Beuve highlights Boileau's critical role in setting poetic standards, alongside a discussion of the broader cultural shifts that shaped modern French literature. This introduction sets the tone for a nuanced exploration of literary history, inviting readers to appreciate the intricate connections between authors, their work, and the era they inhabited. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 66.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. fr French literature -- History and criticism Authors, French PQ Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 1158734 2025-06-06T05:41:40.583914 text/html 1119224 2020-12-18T08:44:17 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 527750 2025-06-06T05:41:56.963402 application/epub+zip 550889 2025-06-06T05:41:44.902935 application/epub+zip 542971 2025-06-06T05:41:43.126967 application/epub+zip 950708 2025-06-06T05:42:05.744337 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 910173 2025-06-06T05:41:55.835407 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 870389 2022-09-07T03:00:41.272561 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1067085 2023-10-06T09:45:52.392602 text/plain 17528 2025-06-06T05:42:05.894292 application/rdf+xml 14515 2025-06-06T05:41:43.793911 image/jpeg 3734 2025-06-06T05:41:43.451938 image/jpeg 513113 2025-06-06T05:41:40.689963 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia