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Title: Corneille expliqué aux enfants

Note: Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

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Summary: "Corneille expliqué aux enfants" by Émile Faguet is an educational work written in the late 19th century. This book aims to introduce children and young people to the greatness of French literature, focusing specifically on the playwright Pierre Corneille. It presents not only his life and works but also seeks to extract moral lessons applicable to young readers, making the themes accessible and meaningful. The opening of the work sets the stage for discussing France during the reign of Louis XIII, a period characterized by both glory and hardship. Faguet emphasizes the importance of cultural and literary figures in imparting virtues like courage and patriotism to the nation’s youth. He introduces Corneille as a pivotal figure, highlighting his contributions to theatre and the profound sentiments he expressed through his works. The text serves as a blend of historical background and biographical detail, intending to nurture an appreciation of great literature and its moral underpinnings in young minds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Faguet, Émile, 1847-1916

Illustrator: Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773

EBook No.: 41769

Published: Jan 3, 2013

Downloads: 40

Language: French

Subject: Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 -- Juvenile literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Corneille expliqué aux enfants

Note: Reading ease score: 75.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Clarity, Catherine Lamy-Bergot and the Online
Distributed Proofreading Team at http: //www.pgdp.net (This
file was produced from images generously made available
by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Summary: "Corneille expliqué aux enfants" by Émile Faguet is an educational work written in the late 19th century. This book aims to introduce children and young people to the greatness of French literature, focusing specifically on the playwright Pierre Corneille. It presents not only his life and works but also seeks to extract moral lessons applicable to young readers, making the themes accessible and meaningful. The opening of the work sets the stage for discussing France during the reign of Louis XIII, a period characterized by both glory and hardship. Faguet emphasizes the importance of cultural and literary figures in imparting virtues like courage and patriotism to the nation’s youth. He introduces Corneille as a pivotal figure, highlighting his contributions to theatre and the profound sentiments he expressed through his works. The text serves as a blend of historical background and biographical detail, intending to nurture an appreciation of great literature and its moral underpinnings in young minds. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Faguet, Émile, 1847-1916

Illustrator: Gravelot, Hubert François, 1699-1773

EBook No.: 41769

Published: Jan 3, 2013

Downloads: 40

Language: French

Subject: Corneille, Pierre, 1606-1684 -- Juvenile literature

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.