Project Gutenberg 2006-09-22 Public domain in the USA. 326 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole La vie littéraire. Troisième 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. Troisième série" by Anatole France is a collection of essays written during the late 19th century. This work reflects on various literary critiques and discussions, blending both personal insights and broader observations about literature and its critique. The author delves into the challenges of literary criticism, exploring themes of subjectivity and objectivity in artistic interpretation, and engages with prominent literary figures of his time. The opening of the text primarily presents France's defense of his critical approach against accusations of subjectivity from fellow critic Ferdinand Brunetière. France acknowledges the importance of criticism while asserting that complete objectivity is an illusion, as all perception is tinted by individual experience. He praises the methods and intelligence of his contemporaries, such as Jules Lemaître and Paul Desjardins, while also outlining his appreciation for their unique perspectives on literature. The discourse sets the stage for a philosophical examination of the relationship between the reader and the text, emphasizing the rich nuances inherent in literary appreciation and interpretation. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 677537 2025-06-08T09:33:51.097350 text/html 677358 2025-01-08T09:19:55.902784 text/html 337509 2025-06-08T09:34:02.703271 application/epub+zip 346115 2025-06-08T09:33:55.012304 application/epub+zip 332431 2025-06-08T09:33:53.474271 application/epub+zip 616926 2025-06-08T09:34:08.619256 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 568105 2025-06-08T09:34:01.499271 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 530487 2022-09-09T08:57:03.807446 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 621268 2025-06-08T09:33:50.476282 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 606216 2006-09-21T20:35:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 243345 2006-09-21T20:35:12 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 17994 2025-06-08T09:34:08.776198 application/rdf+xml 13523 2025-06-08T09:33:54.049292 image/jpeg 3291 2025-06-08T09:33:53.769281 image/jpeg 331972 2025-06-08T09:33:51.161347 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