Chateaubriand

Ian Morrison (Independent Scholar - Europe)

Ed. by Cristina Sandru, The Literary Encyclopedia, David Evans, University of St Andrews
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.5.2.05: French Writing and Culture: The Nineteenth-Century , 1800-1900.
Vol. editors: David Elwyn Evans (University of St Andrews), Edward Forman (University of Bristol), Elisabeth Gerwin (University of Lethbridge), Nigel Harkness (University of Newcastle upon Tyne), Tim Unwin (University of Bristol), David Williams (University of Sheffield), Jennifer Yee (University of Oxford)

Dates

Born 4 Sep 1768
Died 4 Jul 1848
Activity 1790-1847

Places

Born in France
Active in France

Activities

Primary

Autobiographer
Novelist
Religious writer

Other

Essayist
Pamphleteer
Story-writer

Resources

Chateaubriand's Works

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Chateaubriand had two parallel careers, being both a prolific writer and, at times, an active participant in public life. As a literary author, he was celebrated initially for

Atala

(1801) and

René

(1802) and, as a religious apologist, for his

Génie du christianismeou Beautés de la Religion chrétienne

[The Genius of Christianity or Beauties of the Christian Religion] (1802). Thanks to his

Mémoires d’outre-tombe

[Memoirs from beyond the Grave], compiled intermittently from 1803 to 1846, he is a noted memorialist. In the related genre of the travelogue, he published for example an

Itinéraire de Paris à Jérusalem

[From Paris to Jerusalem] (1811). On political questions, he produced press articles and pamphlets, e. g.

De la Monarchie selon la Charte

[The Monarchy according to the…

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Citation: Morrison, Ian. "Chateaubriand". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 December 2023 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=833, accessed 22 November 2024.]

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