Critical Miscellanies Vol. 3 of 3, Essay 8: Fran
John Morley’s France in the Eighteenth Century is the third volume of his Critical Miscellanies series. In this volume, Morley examines the history of France during the eighteenth century, focusing on the political, social, and cultural developments that shaped the country during this period. He begins by discussing the reign of Louis XIV, the Sun King, and the impact of his absolutism on the French people. He then examines the Enlightenment, the French Revolution, and the rise of Napoleon Bonaparte. Throughout the book, Morley provides a detailed analysis of the various political, social, and cultural forces that shaped France during this period. He also examines the impact of the French Revolution on the rest of Europe, and the legacy of the Enlightenment on modern society. By the end of the book, Morley provides a comprehensive overview of the history of France during the eighteenth century.
By John Morley · First published 1904 · Genre: History, Non-Fiction, Essay · 8,606 words
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The announcement that one of the most ingenious and accomplished men of letters in Europe was engaged upon a history of the French Revolution, raised some doubts among those who have thought most about the qualifications proper to the historian. M. Taine has the quality of the best type of a man of letters; he has the fine critical aptitude for seizing the secret of an author's or an artist's manner, for penetrating to dominant and central ideas, for marking the abstract and general under accidental forms in which they are concealed, for connecting the achievements of literature and art with facts of society and impulses of human character and life. He is the master of a style which, if it seems to lack the breadth, the firmness, the sustained and level strength of great writing, is yet always energetic, and fresh, and alive with that spontaneous reality and independence of interest which distinguishes the genuine writer from the mere weaver of sentences and the servile mechanic of the pen. The matter and form alike of M. Taine's best work -- and we say best, for his work is by no means without degrees and inequalities of worth -- prove that he has not shrunk from the toil and austerity of the student, from that scorn of delight and living of laborious days, by which only can men either get command of the art of just and finished expression, or gather to themselves much knowledge.
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- Author: John Morley
- Date: 1904 CE
- Language: English
- Genres: History, Non-Fiction, Essay, Political Science
- Length: 8,606 words
- Structure: 1 section, 47 paragraphs
- Reading fit: Difficult (College Level)
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