Project Gutenberg 2006-09-30 Public domain in the USA. 112 Morley, John 1838 1923 Morley, Viscount Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3), Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century Reading ease score: 53.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Paul Murray, Suzan Flanagan and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 3 of 3), Essay 8: France in the Eighteenth Century" by John Morley is a historical analysis published in the early 20th century. This book delves into the social, political, and literary landscape of France during the 18th century, particularly examining the factors that led to the French Revolution. It investigates the interplay between literature, philosophy, and society, emphasizing the critical role these elements played in shaping revolutionary ideas. Morley's essay critiques the work of historian M. Taine, arguing against his interpretation of the revolutionary doctrine that emerged from the philosophical movements of the time. Morley contends that Taine overestimates the importance of literary and philosophical ideas, suggesting that the true catalysts for the revolution were rooted deeply in the decayed institutions and social disorganization of France. He asserts that the revolutionary doctrines were products not solely of the classic spirit and scientific thought but were also influenced by the historical context and pressing social needs of the era. Through rich analysis and historical context, Morley explores how the blend of literature, social crisis, and political disarray contributed to one of history’s most significant upheavals. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Taine, Hippolyte, 1828-1893. Origines de la France contemporaine DC Text Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 79892 79770 2025-02-08T09:40:22.236775 2023-09-09T04:22:43.952821 text/html text/html 75738 2006-09-30T07:48:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 27972 2006-09-30T07:48:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 127783 2025-02-08T09:40:28.797746 application/epub+zip 127775 2025-02-08T09:40:26.100774 application/epub+zip 86248 2025-02-08T09:40:24.767760 application/epub+zip 347341 2025-02-08T09:40:30.701749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 336880 2025-02-08T09:40:27.974745 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236829 2022-09-09T09:18:44.766287 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 66684 66585 2025-02-08T09:40:21.942804 2023-09-09T04:22:43.733784 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 66335 2006-09-30T07:48:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 25786 2006-09-30T07:48:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 66331 2006-09-30T07:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 25736 2006-09-30T07:48:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21548 2025-02-08T09:40:30.826740 application/rdf+xml 24985 2025-02-08T09:40:25.305820 image/jpeg 4632 2025-02-08T09:40:25.035772 image/jpeg 128700 2025-02-08T09:40:22.246795 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