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Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (December 23, 1804 in Boulogne-sur-Mer – October 13, 1869 in Paris) was a literary critic and one of the major figures of French literary history. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the Medieval French literature is for the purpose of this article Literature written in Oïl languages (particularly Old French and early Middle For more information on historical developments in this period see Renaissance, History of France, and Early Modern France. French literature of the 17th century &mdashthe so-called Grand Siècle &mdashspans the reigns of Henry IV of France, the Regency of Marie de Medici French literature of the 18th century usually refers to the literature written between 1715, the year of the death of King Louis XIV of France, and 1798 the year French literature of the nineteenth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1799 to 1900 French literature of the twentieth century is for the purpose of this article literature written in French from (roughly 1895 to 1990 Contemporary French literature is French literature roughly from the 1990s to Today. Chronological list of French language authors (regardless of nationality by date of birth Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Year 1804 ( MDCCCIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Literary criticism is the study discussion evaluation and interpretation of Literature. This article is a general introduction to French literature For detailed information on French literature in specific historic periods see the separate historical articles in the

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He was born in Boulogne, educated there, and studied medicine at the Collège Charlemagne in Paris (1824-27). Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common In 1828, he served in the St Louis Hospital. The year 1828 ( MDCCCXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Beginning in 1824, he contributed literary articles, the Premier lundis of his collected Works, to the Globe newspaper, and in 1827 he came, through a review of Victor Hugo's Odes et ballads, into close association with Hugo and the Cénacle, the literary circle that strove to define the ideas of the rising Romanticism and struggle against classical formalism. Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Le Globe was a French Newspaper, published between 1824 and 1832, created with the goal of publishing Romantic creations Year 1827 ( MDCCCXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Victor-Marie Hugo ( ( February 26, 1802 – May 22, 1885) was a French Poet, Playwright, Novelist for the site of the Last Supper see Cenacle Cénacle is the name given to a Parisian literary group of varying constituency Sainte-Beuve became friendly with Hugo after publishing a favourable review of the author's work, but later had an affair with Hugo's wife, which, naturally enough, led to their estrangement. Curiously, when Sainte-Beuve was made a member of the French Academy in 1845, the ceremonial duty of giving the reception speech fell upon Hugo. L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common It must have been a delicate moment!

Sainte-Beuve published collections of poems and the partly autobiographical novel Volupté in 1834. His articles and essays were collected the volumes Port-Royal and Portraits littéraires.

During the turmoil of 1848 in Europe, he lectured at Liège on Chateaubriand et son groupe littéraire. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Liège (ljɛːʒ Older English: Luick, Walloon: Lidje, German: Lüttich; Latin: Leodium, Dutch He returned to Paris in 1849 and began his series of topical columns, Causeries du lundi ('Monday Chats') in the Constitutionnel newspaper. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common When Louis Napoleon became Emperor he made Sainte-Beuve professor of Latin poetry at the Collège de France, but anti-Imperialist students hissed him and he resigned. Napoléon III, also known as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte (full name Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte) (20 April 1808 9 January 1873 was the first President Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. The Collège de France is a higher education and research establishment ( Grand établissement) located in Paris, France, in the 5th arrondissement

Port-Royal

After several books of poetry and a couple of failed novels, Sainte-Beuve began to undertake literary research, of which the most important is Port-Royal, while also contributing to the Revue contemporaine

Port-Royal (1837-1859), probably Sainte-Beuve's masterpiece, is a huge history of the famous Jansenist abbey of Port-Royal-des-Champs. The Convent of Port-Royal was built in Paris in 1626 as an off-shoot of Port-Royal-des-Champs, the stronghold of Jansenist thought in France Jansenism was a branch of Catholic Gallican thought which arose in the frame of the Counter-Reformation and the aftermath of the Council of Trent The Convent of Port-Royal was built in Paris in 1626 as an off-shoot of Port-Royal-des-Champs, the stronghold of Jansenist thought in France This monumental work not only had an influence on what constitutes the history of religious belief, i. e. the method of how it is carried out, but also, of course, on the philosophy of history and on the history of esthetics, the whole episode of Jansenism being one of the richest and most important in French intellectual history. Philosophy of history or historiosophy is an area of Philosophy concerning the eventual significance if any of human History. Aesthetics or esthetics ( also spelled æsthetics) is commonly known as the study of sensory or sensori-emotional values sometimes called

He was made Senator in 1865, in which capacity he distinguished himself by his pleas for freedom of speech and of the press. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year However, it seemed Sainte-Beuve had a bit of a temper. According to Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly, "Sainte-Beuve was a clever man with the temper of a turkey!" In his last years he was an acute sufferer and lived much in retirement. Jules-Amédée Barbey d'Aurevilly ( November 2, 1808 &ndash April 23, 1889) was a French Novelist and Short

Sainte-Beuve had vast knowledge, wonderful tact, and acute perception of what was vital and significant in his subjects. A selection of the Causeries in English appeared as English Portraits (New York, 1875) and another as Essays on Men and Women (London, 1890). English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States E. J. Trechmann published a translation (eight volumes, New York, 1909-11).

One of Sainte-Beuve's critical contentions was that, in order to understand an artist and his work it was necessary to understand that artist's biography. Marcel Proust took issue with this notion and refuted it in a set of essays, Contre Sainte-Beuve ('Against Sainte-Beuve'). Valentin Louis Georges Eugène Marcel Proust (maʁsɛl pʁust (10 July 1871 &ndash 18 November 1922 was a French Novelist Essayist and Critic Ideas that Proust began to examine in these essays eventually developed into his approach to À la recherche du temps perdu. In Search of Lost Time or Remembrance of Things Past (À la recherche du temps perdu is a semi-autobiographical

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Preceded by
Casimir Delavigne		Seat 28
Académie française
1844–1869		Succeeded by
Jules Janin
Jean-François Casimir Delavigne ( April 4, 1793 - December 11, 1843) was a French Poet and Dramatist. This is a list of members of the Académie française (French Academy by seat number L'Académie française, or the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. Jules Gabriel Janin ( February 16, 1804 - June 19, 1874) was a French writer and Critic.
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