Chateaubriand's

Chateaubriand's largely autobiographical novella, "René" (1802), reminds Mr. Donaldson-Evans of modern-day Goths, "the spiritual descendants" of the novel's main character, a figure consumed by "self-indulgent sadness."

Literary Liaisons Tobias Grey 2010

Chateaubriand's largely autobiographical novella, "René" (1802), reminds Mr. Donaldson-Evans of modern-day Goths, "the spiritual descendants" of the novel's main character, a figure consumed by "self-indulgent sadness."

Literary Liaisons Tobias Grey 2010

Chateaubriand's largely autobiographical novella, "René" (1802), reminds Mr. Donaldson-Evans of modern-day Goths, "the spiritual descendants" of the novel's main character, a figure consumed by "self-indulgent sadness."

Literary Liaisons Tobias Grey 2010

Chateaubriand's largely autobiographical novella, "René" (1802), reminds Mr. Donaldson-Evans of modern-day Goths, "the spiritual descendants" of the novel's main character, a figure consumed by "self-indulgent sadness."

Literary Liaisons Tobias Grey 2010

Chateaubriand's largely autobiographical novella, "René" (1802), reminds Mr. Donaldson-Evans of modern-day Goths, "the spiritual descendants" of the novel's main character, a figure consumed by "self-indulgent sadness."

Literary Liaisons Tobias Grey 2010

Chateaubriand's largely autobiographical novella, "René" (1802), reminds Mr. Donaldson-Evans of modern-day Goths, "the spiritual descendants" of the novel's main character, a figure consumed by "self-indulgent sadness."

Literary Liaisons Tobias Grey 2010

The Cuban-born novelist and playwright Eduardo Manet, whose latest novel "La Maitresse du Commandant Castro" ( "Commandant Castro's Mistress") brings Fidel vividly to life during and after the Cuban revolution, deliberately chose to ignore Chateaubriand's edict that no writer "is a competent judge but of works written in his own language."

Le Mot Juste Tobias Grey 2009

I am just reading Chateaubriand's account of his return from America when his ship was caught between rocks in a channel gale, the sailors themselves praying, cutting away broken masts, and trying not to be swept overboard.

[oceanos] cowardice and courage 2009

In Chateaubriand's 1801 novel, "Atala," a character describes Niagara Falls

Notable & Quotable 2008

Warton's usage of the term was apparently rare in France, though it occurs in Chateaubriand's

ROMANTICISM IN LITERATURE REN 1968