The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to…

Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848

"The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to…" is a memoir published posthumously in 1849 and 1850. Written by the founder of French Romanticism, this work blends political history with intimate personal revelation, inspired by Rousseau's Confessions. Chateaubriand chronicles his life as soldier, traveler, novelist, and statesman against the backdrop of epic historical events. The memoir showcases his poetic prose while establishing the melancholy tone that made him the idol of young French Romantics like Victor Hugo. ... Read more

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Author	Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
Translator	Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921
Title	The Memoirs of François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand sometime Ambassador to England, Volume 4 (of 6) Mémoires d'outre-tombe volume 4
Note	Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9moires_d%27Outre-Tombe
Credits	Produced by Laura Rodriguez Natal and Marc D'Hooghe at Free Literature (online soon in an extended version, also linking to free sources for education worldwide ... MOOC's, educational materials,...) Images generously made available by the Hathi Trust
Reading Level	Reading ease score: 66.9 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language	English
LoC Class	DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco
Subject	Chateaubriand, François-René, vicomte de, 1768-1848
Category	Text
eBook-No.	54879
Release Date	Jun 10, 2017
Last Update	Oct 23, 2024
Copyright	Public domain in the USA.
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