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100 1 _aLamartine, Alphonse de,
_d1790-1869
245 1 0 _aCours familier de Littérature - Volume 25
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2015
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2015-07-08
508 _aProduced by Mireille Harmelin, Carlo Traverso, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
520 _a"Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 25" by Alphonse de Lamartine is a literary critique written in the mid-19th century. This volume serves as a monthly review, exploring various literary themes and figures, with a focus on the works and influence of the Scottish poet Ossian, attributed to the translator James Macpherson. The text reflects on the significance of these poems in the literary landscape and their cultural impact across Europe. The opening of the volume delves into the historical context of Ossian's poems, starting from their dramatic emergence in the 1760s and the widespread acclaim they received, akin to the initial reception of Homeric epics. Lamartine discusses the complex authenticity debates surrounding these works led by Macpherson, emphasizing the cultural resonance they achieved in England, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. He highlights the passionate responses from notable figures of the time, including Rousseau and Dr. Johnson, before transitioning to the essence of Ossian’s poetry, depicting its deep, somber beauty compared to the brightness of Homer. The prose elegantly sets the stage for further exploration of the poems and their themes of heroism, love, and the melancholic aspects of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aLiterature -- History and criticism
653 _aFrench literature -- History and criticism
653 _aFrance -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/49399
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