Project Gutenberg 2006-12-20 Public domain in the USA. 317 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole La vie littéraire. Quatrième série Produced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net "La vie littéraire. Quatrième série" by Anatole France is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The work reflects on the nature of literature, criticism, and art, exploring sentiments and thoughts related to aesthetic experiences rather than adhering strictly to systematic theory. France's philosophical musings are interspersed with personal reflections on prominent literary figures, with a focus on the significance of emotions over rigid reasoning. At the start of this volume, the author expresses gratitude to readers for their reception of previous works and emphasizes a departure from traditional criticism in favor of a more candid and instinctive approach to literary discussion. France posits that aesthetic appreciation is inherently subjective and challenges conventional critical methods. Notably, he weaves personal anecdotes about influential contemporaries like the late publisher Calmann Lévy and offers insights into the life of Madame Ackermann, a reclusive poet, illustrating how personal experiences and emotional truths shape literary understanding. The tone is reflective and aimed at discerning the intrinsic value of literature through a lens of personal experience and sentiment. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 632466 2025-08-08T12:05:29.622790 text/html 632287 2025-01-08T12:55:48.458736 text/html 320007 2025-08-08T12:05:38.434750 application/epub+zip 327783 2025-08-08T12:05:32.793791 application/epub+zip 314328 2025-08-08T12:05:31.602782 application/epub+zip 582213 2025-08-08T12:05:43.080717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 541489 2025-08-08T12:05:37.643831 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504716 2022-09-09T13:01:52.959317 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 590679 2025-08-08T12:05:29.204816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 575524 2006-12-19T16:24:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17886 2025-08-08T12:05:43.205849 application/rdf+xml 13616 2025-08-08T12:05:32.081773 image/jpeg 3322 2025-08-08T12:05:31.841784 image/jpeg 228375 2006-12-19T16:24:18 application/octet-stream application/zip 316521 2025-08-08T12:05:29.674791 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