Project Gutenberg 2012-06-02 Public domain in the USA. 125 Lamartine, Alphonse de 1790 1869 Lamartine, Alphonse Marie Louis de De Lamartine, Alphonse Lamartine de Prat, Alphonse-Marie-Louis de 32003460 Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 12 Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 12" by Alphonse de Lamartine is a literary critique and philosophical discourse written in the mid-19th century. This work is structured as a monthly conversation or lecture series, presenting an in-depth examination of key literary figures and ideas, including John-Jacques Rousseau and the nature of social contracts. Lamartine's eloquent prose discusses the relationship between individual liberty, societal responsibilities, and moral values, offering reflections that are both theological and politically charged. The opening of this volume features a critical discussion of Rousseau's concept of the social contract, which Lamartine deems misleading and potentially harmful. He challenges Rousseau's notion of "freedom," arguing that it leads to anarchy and threatens societal order. Instead, Lamartine advocates for a more spiritual and moral understanding of social contracts, where the responsibilities of individuals to each other and to a higher power take precedence over individual rights. This philosophical debate sets a thought-provoking tone for the rest of the text, revealing Lamartine's intent to explore deeper moral imperatives in the context of literature and society. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 58.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. fr Literature -- History and criticism French literature -- History and criticism France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900 PN Text France FR Littérature Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 463794 2025-08-16T08:25:40.693336 text/html 454413 2012-06-02T12:43:30 text/html 264335 2025-08-16T08:25:50.305263 application/epub+zip 266050 2025-08-16T08:25:44.460292 application/epub+zip 245998 2025-08-16T08:25:42.984334 application/epub+zip 498008 2025-08-16T08:25:54.869299 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464320 2025-08-16T08:25:49.250252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 435978 2022-09-18T09:17:18.689445 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 424287 2025-08-16T08:25:39.824339 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 412415 2012-06-02T12:43:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20282 2025-08-16T08:25:55.012225 application/rdf+xml 15054 2025-08-16T08:25:43.524321 image/jpeg 3530 2025-08-16T08:25:43.269290 image/jpeg 155040 2012-06-02T12:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 164291 2012-06-02T12:43:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 242461 2025-08-16T08:25:40.731339 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