Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 175 Strachey, Lytton 1880 1932 Strachey, Giles Lytton Books and Characters, French & English Books and Characters French and English Racine -- Sir Thomas Browne -- Shakespeare's final period -- The lives of the poets -- Madame du Deffand -- Voltaire and England -- A dialogue -- Voltaire's tragedies -- Voltaire and Frederick the Great -- The Rousseau affair -- The poetry of Blake -- The last Elizabethan -- Henri Beyle -- Lady Hester Stanhope -- Mr. Creevey. Produced by Jonathan Ingram, Wilelmina Mallière and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Books and Characters, French & English" by Lytton Strachey is a collection of essays and literary critiques that reflects the author's sharp wit and keen insight, written in the early 20th century. The book explores the contrasting perceptions of notable figures in French and English literature, highlighting the disparities in critical reception and cultural appreciation, particularly focusing on playwrights such as Racine and Shakespeare. Strachey aims to address the complexities and judgments that accompany literary criticism while safeguarding the dignity of these significant works. The opening of the book delves into a comparative analysis of Racine and Shakespeare, discussing the historical and cultural contexts that affect their respective receptions in France and England. Strachey introduces Mr. John Bailey's critique of Racine, positioning it against the praise from French critics like M. Lemaître, showcasing how national tastes shape the understanding of literary greatness. He outlines the differences in literary traditions and their impact on how characters and styles are perceived. By addressing these themes from the outset, Strachey sets the stage for a more profound exploration of literary styles and their significance, illustrating the intricacies involved in appreciating poetry and drama across cultures. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en French literature -- History and criticism English literature -- History and criticism Authors, English -- Biography Authors, French -- Biography PN Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature 598669 560453 2024-09-05T16:39:57.234337 2023-10-06T05:38:15.811546 text/html text/html 545982 2020-12-14T23:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 208817 2020-12-14T23:42:53 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 270610 2024-09-05T16:40:06.603281 application/epub+zip 281572 2024-09-05T16:39:59.184317 application/epub+zip 281572 2024-09-05T16:39:58.053308 application/epub+zip 552201 2024-09-05T16:40:11.947776 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 514651 2024-09-05T16:40:05.750380 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 525168 2022-09-06T20:59:03.910185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 496136 496050 2024-09-05T16:39:55.574380 2023-10-06T05:38:14.569524 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 496644 2020-12-14T23:42:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 199116 2020-12-14T23:42:53 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 496645 2020-12-14T23:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198334 2020-12-14T23:42:53 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21229 2024-09-05T16:40:12.090729 application/rdf+xml 17034 2024-09-05T16:39:58.456332 image/jpeg 3989 2024-09-05T16:39:58.253328 image/jpeg 266253 2024-09-05T16:39:57.282360 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia