Selections from Sainte-Beuve

Erscheinungsjahr 2011
ISBN: 978-0-521-23295-1
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 242 Seiten, Format (B × H): 127 mm x 203 mm, Gewicht: 296 g

First published in 1918, and reprinted in 1924 and 1955, this volume gathers together some of the more important writings of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1969), the renowned French literary critic who moved in the same circles as Victor Hugo. Although Sainte-Beuve was sometimes condemned as a literary dilettante during his lifetime, his lack of a formal system of critical principles can be seen as the reason for the longevity of his works; literature is regarded as an expression of personality and is thus approached in a highly personal, original manner. Consummately edited by Arthur Tilley, the text contains a broad cross section of articles from 1835 to 1864, together with a 34-page introduction. This is a fascinating book that will be of value to anyone with an interest in literature or literary criticism.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin

Tilley, Arthur

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Literaturwissenschaft Literaturwissenschaft

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Molière: 1835. Portraits Littéraires, II; 2. From Du Génie Critique et de Bayle: 1835. Portraits Littéraires, I; 3, Montaigne: 1842. Port-Royal, II; 4. Mme Geoffrin: 1850. Causeries du Lundi, II; 5. Beaumarchais: 1852. Causeries du Lundi, VI; 6. La Fontaine: 1849. Causeries du Lundi, VII; 7. La Bruyére: 1861. Noveaux Lundis, I; 8. Sainte-Beuve's method: 1862. Noveaux Lundis, III; 9. Taine: 1864. Noveaux Lundis, VIII.