Sainte beuve

1850 · 927T12 — Paris: Garnier Freres c1850-1880. Vellum. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. A fifteen volume set of the Causeries du Lundi or "Monday Chats" of French literary critic Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve in the original French. French. Complete in fifteen volumes. Mixed edition with volume fifteen being a first edition volume thirteen being a second edition and all other volumes being third editions. A series of informal essays and topical columns originally published as the author's "Monday chats" in the newspaper Le Constitutionnel. This set contains critical and biographical essays on literary topics regarding French and European authors. Sainte-Beuve provided details on an author's character background appearance education religion and friendships creating a well-rounded view of the subject before beginning his critique of their work. These factors developed his style of criticism over a wide range of genres in ancient and contemporary literature. Published weekly from 1849 to 1869 the essays proved to be very popular and were collected in two sets the fifteen-volume Causeries du Lundi originally released from 1851 to 1862 and the thirteen-volume Nouveaux Lundis originally released from 1863 to 1870. Written by Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve a French literary critic. In the original quarter paper vellum binding with marbled boards. Externally smart with rubbing and light bumping to the extremities. Fading and discolouration to the spine as is typical with ageing. The odd small mark to the boards with spine labels detached. Small cracks to the spine of volume fifteen. Internally firmly bound. Pages are very bright with the odd small spot and age toning to the endpapers. Very Good Garnier Freres hardcover