03031cam a22003253u 4500 13594 UtSlPG 20260610133324.0 m cr n 260607r2004||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d UtSlPG fr iso639-1 PQ Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869 Portraits littéraires, Tome I Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2004 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2004-10-04 Préface -- Boileau -- La Fontaine de Boileau, épître -- Pierre Corneille -- La Fontaine -- Racine -- La reprise de Bérénice -- Jean-Baptiste Rousseau -- Le Brun -- Mathurin Regnier et André Chénier -- Documents inédits sur André Chénier -- George Farcy -- Diderot -- L'abbé Prévost -- M. Andrieux -- M. Jouffroy -- M. Ampère -- Du Génie critique et de Bayle -- La Bruyère -- Millevoye -- Des Soirées littéraires -- Charles Nodier -- Charles Nodier après les funérailles -- Appendice sur La Fontaine. Produced by Tonya Allen, Renald Levesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "Portraits littéraires, Tome I" by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve is a critical literary collection written during the mid-19th century. The book delves into the lives and contributions of notable French authors such as Boileau, Pierre Corneille, La Fontaine, and Racine, analyzing their literary significance and the context in which they wrote. Grounded in Sainte-Beuve's own reflections and critiques, the work addresses the evolution of literary taste and the interplay between authors and their historical backgrounds. The opening of "Portraits littéraires" introduces the premise of the collection, where Sainte-Beuve expresses his intent to provide a retrospective on key literary figures while revisiting their artistic legacies. He emphasizes the importance of critiquing established authors like Boileau, whose reputation faced scrutiny in his time, and positions them within the changing landscape of literary thought. Through his analysis, Sainte-Beuve highlights Boileau's critical role in setting poetic standards, alongside a discussion of the broader cultural shifts that shaped modern French literature. This introduction sets the tone for a nuanced exploration of literary history, inviting readers to appreciate the intricate connections between authors, their work, and the era they inhabited. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Original publication data not identified French literature -- History and criticism Authors, French https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/13594 54982 54982