Project Gutenberg 2009-09-06 Public domain in the USA. 258 Lemaître, Jules 1853 1914 Lemaitre, Jules Lemaître, François Elie Jules Lemaitre, Francois Elie Jules Les Contemporains, Quatrième Série Etudes et Portraits Littéraires Stendhal -- Baudelaire -- Mérimée -- Barbey d'Aurevilly -- Paul Verlaine -- Victor Hugo -- Lamartine -- G. Sand -- Taine et Napoléon -- Sully-Prudhomme -- Alphonse Daudet -- Renan -- Zola -- Paul Bourget -- Jean Lahor -- Grosclaude. Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers, Gallica - Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Les Contemporains, Quatrième Série" by Jules Lemaître is a collection of literary studies and portraits written in the late 19th century. The work delves into critical analyses and reflections on key figures of the time, such as Stendhal, Baudelaire, and Mérimée, among others. Each section offers an exploration of these writers' contributions to literature and their unique characteristics as artists, providing insights into their works and their roles within the broader context of the literary movement. The opening of the book introduces the subject of Stendhal and his personal journal, which is portrayed as a mixture of insipid notes and vivid insights into his character and creative process. Lemaître navigates through Stendhal's thoughts, revealing how his journal served as a tool for self-examination and personal development. By analyzing Stendhal's ambitions—both in love and literature—Lemaître sets the stage for a deeper understanding of the author's personality. He remarks on Stendhal’s energy and contrasts it with other literary figures of his time, hinting at the complexities of Stendhal’s character and how his extensive reflections influenced his creative genius. This sets a reflective tone that promises a nuanced contemplation of the literary figures to be discussed throughout the series. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French literature -- 19th century -- History and criticism Authors, French PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature 532348 2025-06-12T10:54:44.422392 text/html 521423 2021-01-05T12:46:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 197210 2021-01-05T12:46:47 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 295971 2025-06-12T10:54:56.689243 application/epub+zip 298343 2025-06-12T10:54:49.037294 application/epub+zip 279578 2025-06-12T10:54:47.151288 application/epub+zip 535232 2025-06-12T10:55:01.891248 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490227 2025-06-12T10:54:55.061246 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 466442 2022-09-14T03:35:53.602695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 482437 2025-06-12T10:54:42.915303 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 469865 2021-01-05T12:46:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 186243 2021-01-05T12:46:47 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20077 2025-06-12T10:55:02.051210 application/rdf+xml 14330 2025-06-12T10:54:47.743299 image/jpeg 3445 2025-06-12T10:54:47.445319 image/jpeg 280172 2025-06-12T10:54:44.472293 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