Ferdinand Brunetière
Ferdinand Brunetière (born July 19, 1849 in Toulon , † December 9, 1906 in Paris ) was a French writer and literary critic.
Life
Brunetière went to school in Marseille . He then studied at the Lycée Louis-le-Grand . Initially, he aspired to the career of a teacher, but he failed in the exams at the École normal supérieure . The outbreak of the Franco-Prussian War in 1870 prevented him from making a second attempt. After he had published some articles in the magazine Revue Bleue , he began to work for the Revue des Deux Mondes , initially as a simple employee, but rose to the magazine's chief editor until 1893.
From 1886 Brunetière worked as Maître de conférences (professor) for French language and literature at the École normal supérieure . In 1887 he was appointed a member of the Légion d'Honneur , in 1893 he was admitted to the Académie française , and in 1898 to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences .
Before 1895, Brunetière was classified as a rationalist . That year he published an article about a visit to the Vatican in which he argued that science was incapable of producing moral norms. He did not shy away from dealing with authorities. Because of his rigor, intolerance and aggressiveness, this meant that he was rejected by many, including those who valued his professional skills and intellectual abilities.
Works
- Le Roman naturaliste (1883)
- Evolution de la critique (1890)
- Evolution des genres dans l'histoire de la littérature (1890)
- Evolution de la poésie lyrique en France au dix-neuvième siècle (1891-1892)
- Histoire de la littérature française classique (1891-1892)
- Histoire du théâtre français (1891-1892)
- Essais sur la litterature contemporaine (1892)
- Manuel de l'histoire de la littérature française (1898)
- Sur les chemins de la croyance (1904)
- Honoré de Balzac (1905)
- Études critiques sur l'histoire de la littérature française (1880–1907)
- Discours de combat (1907)
- Lettres de combat (1912)
literature
- Alain Archidec: Ferdinand Brunetière ou la rage de croire , Lille 1976
- Dirk Hoeges: Studies on French literary criticism in the 19th century. Taine - Brunetière - Hennequin - Guyau , Carl Winter Universitätsverlag, Heidelberg 1980. ISBN 3-533-02857-7
Web links
- Short biography and list of works of the Académie française (French)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Brunetière, Ferdinand |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French writer and literary critic |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 19, 1849 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Toulon |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 9, 1906 |
| Place of death | Paris |