Bernardin De St Pierre, 1737-1814: A Life of Culture

by M. C. Cook

Overview

"Bernardin de St Pierre (1737-1814) was a major figure of the late French Enlightenment. In this first full-length critical biography of the author in English, Malcolm Cook seeks to understand the importance of Bernardin's major works. Drawing heavily on unpublished manuscript material, he provides a fresh account of the writer's significance and status in a period of French history which, during Bernardin's lifetime, saw the transition from monarchy to republic and empire. The book is both a critical account of a major author and a source of new insights into the cultural revolution taking place around him."

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781351197373
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/02/2017
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	194
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

M. C. Cook

Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Formative Years 2. Early Adventures 3. The Exotic Colony 4. Building for the Future 5. A Publishing Sensation 6. The Reception of the Études 7. Paul et Virginie 8. Bernardin and the Revolution 9. Towards the End 10. Conclusion