Project Gutenberg 2014-12-27 Public domain in the USA. 476 Brandes, Georg 1842 1927 Brandes, Georg Morris Cohen Brandes, G. (Georg) Brandes, George Morison, Mary White, Diana Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 3. The Reaction in France Main Currents in 19th Century Literature - 3. The Reaction in France The Revolution -- The Concordat -- The principle of authority -- "Le Génie du Christianisme" -- Joseph de Maistre -- Bonald -- Chateaubriand -- Madame de Krüdener -- Lyric poetry: Lamartine and Hugo -- Love in the literature of the period -- Dissolution of the theoretical principle of authority -- Dissolution of the practical principle of authority -- Culmination and collapse of the reaction -- Conclusion. E-text prepared by Jens Guld and Marc D'Hooghe (http://www.freeliterature.org) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Main Currents in Nineteenth Century Literature - 3. The Reaction in France" by George Brandes is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This volume is part of a larger six-volume series that explores key literary and philosophical movements during the 19th century, focusing specifically on the intellectual currents post-Revolution in France. The book examines the societal, cultural, and political re-establishment of the principle of authority after the upheaval of the French Revolution, shedding light on the dynamic relationship between literature, thought, and the shifting powers of the church and state. The opening of the book introduces the foundational ideas behind the principle of authority, defined as the reverence for inherited tradition that supports societal structures. Brandes argues that this principle underwent significant challenges and transformations during the Revolution and its aftermath, leading to a complex re-engagement with religious authority. He sets up the historical context by illustrating how various figures, from philosophers to clergy, navigated these changes and the resulting conflict between established norms and the emerging notions of individual liberty and fraternity. Through critical examinations of the Revolution and its literary and political consequences, Brandes aims to reveal how these currents shaped French literature and thought in the 19th century. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 55.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Literature, Modern -- 19th century -- History and criticism Naturalism in literature Romanticism PN Text Category: French Literature Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) 707209 2025-08-19T08:53:02.767181 text/html 685975 2024-10-24T13:26:04 text/html 1285391 2025-08-19T08:53:09.892123 application/epub+zip 1297546 2025-08-19T08:53:03.741159 application/epub+zip 351193 2025-08-19T08:53:03.220159 application/epub+zip 1474906 2025-08-19T08:53:14.723116 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1448844 2025-08-19T08:53:09.411134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 504183 2022-09-21T17:06:46.343667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 668734 2025-08-19T08:53:02.067212 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 648595 2024-10-24T13:26:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18630 2025-08-19T08:53:14.880099 application/rdf+xml 17519 2025-08-19T08:53:03.319167 image/jpeg 2719 2025-08-19T08:53:03.270153 image/jpeg 1199115 2025-08-19T08:53:02.842216 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 en.wikipedia