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Title: Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 25

Note: Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Carlo Traverso, Christine
P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 25" by Alphonse de Lamartine is a literary critique written in the mid-19th century. This volume serves as a monthly review, exploring various literary themes and figures, with a focus on the works and influence of the Scottish poet Ossian, attributed to the translator James Macpherson. The text reflects on the significance of these poems in the literary landscape and their cultural impact across Europe. The opening of the volume delves into the historical context of Ossian's poems, starting from their dramatic emergence in the 1760s and the widespread acclaim they received, akin to the initial reception of Homeric epics. Lamartine discusses the complex authenticity debates surrounding these works led by Macpherson, emphasizing the cultural resonance they achieved in England, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. He highlights the passionate responses from notable figures of the time, including Rousseau and Dr. Johnson, before transitioning to the essence of Ossian’s poetry, depicting its deep, somber beauty compared to the brightness of Homer. The prose elegantly sets the stage for further exploration of the poems and their themes of heroism, love, and the melancholic aspects of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Lamartine, Alphonse de, 1790-1869

EBook No.: 49399

Published: Jul 8, 2015

Downloads: 65

Language: French

Subject: Literature -- History and criticism

Subject: French literature -- History and criticism

Subject: France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 25

Note: Reading ease score: 74.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Credits: Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Carlo Traverso, Christine
P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
at http: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images
generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Summary: "Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 25" by Alphonse de Lamartine is a literary critique written in the mid-19th century. This volume serves as a monthly review, exploring various literary themes and figures, with a focus on the works and influence of the Scottish poet Ossian, attributed to the translator James Macpherson. The text reflects on the significance of these poems in the literary landscape and their cultural impact across Europe. The opening of the volume delves into the historical context of Ossian's poems, starting from their dramatic emergence in the 1760s and the widespread acclaim they received, akin to the initial reception of Homeric epics. Lamartine discusses the complex authenticity debates surrounding these works led by Macpherson, emphasizing the cultural resonance they achieved in England, France, Germany, Spain, and Italy. He highlights the passionate responses from notable figures of the time, including Rousseau and Dr. Johnson, before transitioning to the essence of Ossian’s poetry, depicting its deep, somber beauty compared to the brightness of Homer. The prose elegantly sets the stage for further exploration of the poems and their themes of heroism, love, and the melancholic aspects of nature. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Lamartine, Alphonse de, 1790-1869

EBook No.: 49399

Published: Jul 8, 2015

Downloads: 65

Language: French

Subject: Literature -- History and criticism

Subject: French literature -- History and criticism

Subject: France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.