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 Project Gutenberg 2006-09-11 Public domain in the USA. 78 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole La vie littéraire. Première série Reading ease score: 79.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Eric Vautier and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "La vie littéraire. Première série" by Anatole France is a collection of essays written in the late 19th century. The work delves deeply into literary criticism, exploring the nature of literature, the role of the critic, and the intertwining of personal experience with literary appreciation. France’s text seeks to reflect on the intricacies of thought and the often subjective nature of literature, rather than simply offering objective assessments of works. The opening of the text presents a personal note addressed to Monsieur Adrien Hébrard, illustrating the author's views on criticism and introspection. France compares the act of literary criticism to a form of autobiography, emphasizing that a critic’s analysis is ultimately flavored by their own experiences and emotions. He evokes the figure of the writer and critic as not only a commentator but a participant in the literary world, connecting philosophical musings about literature and life. By setting the tone in this personal manner, France invites readers into a reflective exploration of literature’s impact on individual psyche and society, as well as the burden and privilege of the critic's role. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French literature -- History and criticism PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: History - General Browsing: Literature 578886 578624 2024-10-08T12:20:00.176956 2023-09-09T03:46:06.075065 text/html text/html 578879 578617 2024-10-08T12:20:00.471933 2023-09-09T03:46:06.231070 text/html text/html 297192 2024-10-08T12:20:10.172916 application/epub+zip 305353 2024-10-08T12:20:03.794904 application/epub+zip 303904 2024-10-08T12:20:02.475928 application/epub+zip 529661 2024-10-08T12:20:15.317869 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 489993 2024-10-08T12:20:09.321886 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 458584 2022-09-09T08:34:33.434211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547265 547054 2024-10-08T12:19:59.739945 2023-09-09T03:46:05.770059 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 533343 2006-09-11T17:04:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 213195 2006-09-11T17:04:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19527 2024-10-08T12:20:15.581838 application/rdf+xml 11927 2024-10-08T12:20:03.025929 image/jpeg 2929 2024-10-08T12:20:02.743919 image/jpeg 292875 2024-10-08T12:20:00.526920 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia