Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 08 by Alphonse de Lamartine
Read now or download (free!)
| Choose how to read this book | Url | Size | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read online (web) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.html.images | 589 kB | ||||
| EPUB3 (E-readers incl. Send-to-Kindle) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.epub3.images | 315 kB | ||||
| EPUB (older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.epub.images | 318 kB | ||||
| EPUB (no images, older E-readers) | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.epub.noimages | 297 kB | ||||
| Kindle | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.kf8.images | 568 kB | ||||
| older Kindles | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.kindle.images | 528 kB | ||||
| Plain Text UTF-8 | https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/37075.txt.utf-8 | 548 kB | ||||
| Download HTML (zip) | https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/37075/pg37075-h.zip | 293 kB | ||||
| There may be more files related to this item. | ||||||
Similar Books
About this eBook
| Author | Lamartine, Alphonse de, 1790-1869 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 32003460 |
| Title | Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 08 |
| Note | Reading ease score: 59.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Credits |
Produced by Mireille Harmelin, 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 Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) |
| Summary | "Cours familier de Littérature - Volume 08" by Alphonse de Lamartine is a collection of literary discussions written in the mid-19th century. The book comprises monthly dialogues that engage with various philosophical and literary topics, focusing on notable figures like the Comte de Maistre. It explores themes such as morality, governance, and the nature of good and evil through engaging prose and thought-provoking questions. The opening of the text presents a vivid scene where the narrator reflects on a beautiful summer night in St. Petersburg as he and his companions travel by boat along the Neva River. In this serene setting, a conversation is sparked about the nature of happiness and morality, particularly regarding the disposition of the "perverse" individuals in society. As the dialogue unfolds, it captures the essence of Lamartine's literary approach—melding appreciation for beauty and nature with deeper philosophical inquiries about the human condition, aligning it with the overarching themes of the entire work. This introduction sets the stage for an exploration of literary and moral philosophy, inviting readers into a world of rich discourse and introspection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PN: Language and Literatures: Literature: General, Criticism, Collections |
| Subject | Literature -- History and criticism |
| Subject | French literature -- History and criticism |
| Subject | France -- Politics and government -- 1789-1900 |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 37075 |
| Release Date | Aug 14, 2011 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 42 downloads in the last 30 days. |
| Project Gutenberg eBooks are always free! | |
