Project Gutenberg 2006-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 396 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole La vie littéraire. Deuxième série Produced by Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "La vie littéraire. Deuxième série" by Anatole France is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The work reflects France's thoughts on contemporary literature, its evolution, and the various movements, particularly focusing on symbolic and decadent literature. The author shares personal anecdotes and philosophical musings, discussing different writers and their significance, which gives readers insight into the literary landscape of that era. The opening of this volume sets the tone with a preface expressing gratitude for the reception of his previous essays. France reflects on the nature of contradictions in thought and feeling, acknowledging the impossibility of aligning personal maxims with emotional experiences. He introduces the complexity of understanding modern literature, particularly the challenges posed by mysticism and the symbolic school. The author suggests that true comprehension of literature goes beyond strict logic, and he offers a nuanced exploration of various literary styles and philosophies, indicating a journey through the realm of artistic expression and its philosophical implications. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 624077 2025-08-08T08:51:48.626778 text/html 623898 2025-01-08T09:19:39.538809 text/html 318259 2025-08-08T08:51:57.732689 application/epub+zip 326769 2025-08-08T08:51:51.934776 application/epub+zip 312618 2025-08-08T08:51:50.706758 application/epub+zip 565084 2025-08-08T08:52:02.760682 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 521111 2025-08-08T08:51:56.905900 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488688 2022-09-09T08:56:43.351280 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 583495 2025-08-08T08:51:48.205768 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 568809 2006-09-21T20:34:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17921 2025-08-08T08:52:02.883664 application/rdf+xml 12229 2025-08-08T08:51:51.192729 image/jpeg 2980 2025-08-08T08:51:50.947740 image/jpeg 228971 2006-09-21T20:34:56 application/octet-stream application/zip 314422 2025-08-08T08:51:48.679769 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