The Influence of French Literature on Europe; an Historical Research Reference of Literary Value to Students in Universities, Normal Schools, and Juni

Download or read book The Influence of French Literature on Europe; an Historical Research Reference of Literary Value to Students in Universities, Normal Schools, and Juni written by Emeline Maria Jensen and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1919 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER IV Fourth Period Eighteenth Century T N the eighteenth century we must consider Rollin, Montesquieu, and several others, but more especially the two great names Voltaire and Rousseau. Rollin, who was called "l'abeille de la France," devoted himself to education all his life. He was an exceedingly industrious man and a modest member of the University all his life. He won professorships and rectorships of the University because of his learning. His Traite des Etudes is a work of great merit and is much admired by scholars to this day. It was said by Villemain that there never had been a work written on education that was so valuable. The eighteenth century was an age of analysis. Montesquieu1 was the greatest writer on political science. His life long he was thinking of many literary as well as scientific schemes. His Considerationfs in 1721 and his great work Esprit des Lois produced an immense effect on Herder in Germany.2 1. "Si Montesquieu n'instruit pas toujours son lecteur, il le fait toujour penser; et c'est la un grand merite." Voltaire. 2. "Persuade que ces loisi ces institutions, ces moeurs, si elles n'avaient au fond unprincipe plus releve, plus fecond, qui les fait vivre, tomberaient bientot ainsi que la societe qu'elles soutiennent, il cherche ce principe, et il le trouve, soit dans la nature de l'homme en general, soit dans les causes locales et particulieres de chaque peuple." Lange's Hist, of French Lit., p. 75. And Kluge says of Herder's "Ideen zur Philosophie der Montesquieu3 was elected to the Academy but because of the somewhat cold reception tendered him, he cared little for the Institute and so traveled three years in Europe. He now visited England where he was brought into Royal...