Eight centuries of French literature, from the Chanson de Roland to SartreRobert Foster Bradley, Robert Bell Mitchell |
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... life , but has no illusions about its realities . Montaigne's importance lies in his being the creator of the essay , which has been such a fruitful literary form in modern times . His Essais or literary efforts , as he modestly called ...
... life , but has no illusions about its realities . Montaigne's importance lies in his being the creator of the essay , which has been such a fruitful literary form in modern times . His Essais or literary efforts , as he modestly called ...
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... life is good and distinctly worth living . Man's chief end is " to loyally enjoy one's being , " to cultivate life as fully as possible , living it as nature has intended ; that is , in moderation . Death must be faced with resignation ...
... life is good and distinctly worth living . Man's chief end is " to loyally enjoy one's being , " to cultivate life as fully as possible , living it as nature has intended ; that is , in moderation . Death must be faced with resignation ...
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... life . In the main , however , the truth of the Confessions can hardly be doubted . Since the autobiography ends with the year 1765 , for the last part of Rousseau's life the Confessions must be supplemented by Rousseau juge de Jean ...
... life . In the main , however , the truth of the Confessions can hardly be doubted . Since the autobiography ends with the year 1765 , for the last part of Rousseau's life the Confessions must be supplemented by Rousseau juge de Jean ...
Contents
La Chanson de Roland | 3 |
LA LITTÉRATURE BOURGEOISE | 12 |
LA POÉSIE LYRIQUE | 21 |
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