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100	1		_aFaguet, Émile, _d1847-1916
245	1	0	_aÉtudes Littéraires; dix-huitième siècle
246	1		_aÉtudes Littéraires - XVIIIe siècle.
264		1	_aSalt Lake City, UT : _bProject Gutenberg, _c2004
300			_a1 online resource : _bmultiple file formats
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
500			_aRelease date is 2004-06-26
505	0		_aPierre Bayle -- Fontenelle -- Le Sage -- Marivaux -- Montesquieu -- Voltaire -- Diderot -- J.J. Rousseau -- Buffon -- Mirabeau -- André Chénier.
508			_aProduced by Miranda van de Heijning, 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)
520			_a"Études Littéraires; dix-huitième siècle" by Émile Faguet is a critical analysis written in the late 19th century focusing on the literature of the 18th century. This work delves into the ideas and influences of major writers from that era, such as Pierre Bayle, Montesquieu, Voltaire, and Rousseau, examining how their thoughts reflect the broader cultural and philosophical changes of their time. Faguet contends that the 18th century is characterized by a notable decline in moral and literary standards when compared to the preceding and succeeding centuries, largely due to the era's distancing from Christian and nationalistic ideals. The opening of the book establishes the author's purpose in addressing students of literature and critiques the writers of the 18th century as more concerned with ideas than artistic techniques. Faguet outlines key themes of the period, such as the rejection of traditional moral frameworks and the rise of individualism against a backdrop of political stagnation. He offers a detailed examination of significant figures, beginning with Bayle, asserting that his approach to philosophy serves as a precursor to the broader intellectual trends that define the century, marked by skepticism, a detachment from Christian thought, and a complex relationship with concepts of nationality and morality. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534			_nOriginal publication data not identified
653			_aFrench literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism
856	4	0	_uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/12749
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