Project Gutenberg 2009-05-22 Public domain in the USA. 96 Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de 1768 1848 Chateaubriand, Francois-Rene, vicomte de Chateaubriand, F.-A. de (François-Auguste) Chateaubriand, François Auguste René, vicomte de De Chateaubriand, François-René Chateaubriand, François René Chateaubriand, François-René de Chateaubriand, F. R. de Biré, Edmond 1829 1907 Bire, Edmond Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 5 Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Christine P. Travers Gallica - Bibliothèque Nationale de France and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe, Tome 5" by vicomte de François-René Chateaubriand is an autobiographical work written in the early 19th century. This installment focuses on Chateaubriand's experiences and reflections during his ambassadorship in Rome, where he interweaves personal letters, public duties, and historical observations. The book captures his profound interaction with the cultural and historical tapestry of Italy as he navigates both the grandeur and the decay surrounding him." The opening of this volume offers a richly detailed account of Chateaubriand's arrival in Rome and his immediate impressions of the city, mingling sentiments of nostalgia and melancholy. He reflects on the changes over time in both Rome and his own life, sharing letters to his friend Madame Récamier that reveal his inner emotions. As he journeys through historical sites, he encounters remnants of Italy's illustrious past and reflects on the artists and influential figures he admires, weaving in his contemplations about art, society, and the passage of time. Through a blend of personal narrative and wider historical context, Chateaubriand sets the stage for a deeper exploration of his experiences in Rome throughout the memoir. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- History -- Consulate and First Empire, 1799-1815 Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Contemporaries Enghien, Louis-Antoine-Henri de Bourbon, duc d', 1772-1804 DC Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: History - European Browsing: History - General 1412020 1411491 2024-09-12T11:25:47.377307 2023-09-13T04:00:24.412037 text/html text/html 1386478 2021-01-05T03:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 772956 2021-01-05T03:40:32 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 863501 2024-09-12T11:26:07.356213 application/epub+zip 882067 2024-09-12T11:25:51.277312 application/epub+zip 609037 2024-09-12T11:25:49.196315 application/epub+zip 1383626 2024-09-12T11:26:18.209171 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1250199 2024-09-12T11:26:05.086259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 978112 2022-09-13T12:15:47.791864 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1248229 1247894 2024-09-12T11:25:44.090402 2023-09-13T04:00:21.196995 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 1214570 2021-01-05T03:40:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 470540 2021-01-05T03:40:32 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20780 2024-09-12T11:26:18.373178 application/rdf+xml 18326 2024-09-12T11:25:49.658316 image/jpeg 4511 2024-09-12T11:25:49.429280 image/jpeg 833263 2024-09-12T11:25:47.512298 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia