Description: ANTIQUE (1938) BOOK, "CHATEAUBRIAND: POET, STATESMAN, LOVER," BY A. MAUROIS. A superb and clean copy in very good condition commensurate with age of Maurois' well-known work on Chateaubriand. This will make a nice addition to any collection of fine French literature. François-René, vicomte de Chateaubriand (4 September 1768 – 4 July 1848) was a French writer, politician, diplomat and historian who had a notable influence on French literature of the nineteenth century. Descended from an old aristocratic family from Brittany, Chateaubriand was a royalist by political disposition. In an age when large numbers of intellectuals turned against the Church, he authored the Génie du christianisme in defense of the Catholic faith. His works include the autobiography Mémoires d'Outre-Tombe ("Memoirs from Beyond the Grave"), published posthumously in 1849–1850.Historian Peter Gay says that Chateaubriand saw himself as the greatest lover, the greatest writer, and the greatest philosopher of his age. Gay states that Chateaubriand "dominated the literary scene in France in the first half of the nineteenth century."
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Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: NY
Signed: No
Publisher: Harper & Brothers
Subject: FRENCH LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1938
California Prop 65 Warning: NA
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Illustrator: NA
Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Ex-Library, Illustrated
Author: ANDRE MAUROIS
Region: Europe
Personalized: No
Topic: FRENCH LITERATURE AND PHILOSOPHY
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Unit Quantity: 1
Character Family: CHATEAUBRIAND