02244cam a22002893u 450000100060000000300070000600500170001300600020003000700050003200800410003704000110007804100170008905000070010610000320011324500450014526400510019030000470024133600260028833700260031433800360034050000310037650801160040752012960052353400450181965300470186485600430191120143UtSlPG20260610133451.0mcr n260607r2006||||utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d  aUtSlPG 7afr2iso639-1 4aPQ1 aFrance, Anatole,d1844-192413aLa vie littéraire. Quatrième série 1aSalt Lake City, UT :bProject Gutenberg,c2006  a1 online resource :bmultiple file formats  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  aRelease date is 2006-12-20  aProduced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net  a"La vie littéraire. Quatrième série" by Anatole France is a collection of literary essays written in the late 19th century. The work reflects on the nature of literature, criticism, and art, exploring sentiments and thoughts related to aesthetic experiences rather than adhering strictly to systematic theory. France's philosophical musings are interspersed with personal reflections on prominent literary figures, with a focus on the significance of emotions over rigid reasoning.  At the start of this volume, the author expresses gratitude to readers for their reception of previous works and emphasizes a departure from traditional criticism in favor of a more candid and instinctive approach to literary discussion. France posits that aesthetic appreciation is inherently subjective and challenges conventional critical methods. Notably, he weaves personal anecdotes about influential contemporaries like the late publisher Calmann Lévy and offers insights into the life of Madame Ackermann, a reclusive poet, illustrating how personal experiences and emotional truths shape literary understanding. The tone is reflective and aimed at discerning the intrinsic value of literature through a lens of personal experience and sentiment. (This is an automatically generated summary.)  nOriginal publication data not identified  aFrench literature -- History and criticism40uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20143