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Nancy
is on page 800 of 1056
#Chateaubriand update - bio by J.C. Berchet is 50 pg. LONGER than War and Peace! Chateaubriand was ambassador to Sweden, Prussia and The Vatican...had difficulty keeping a job! Pushing thru the last chapters.."il va falloir que je persévère malgré tout!"
— Nov 29, 2017 11:04AM
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Nancy
is on page 560 of 1056
Done some skimming today...because I saw no need to follow Chateaubriand on a 'daily baisis' during his trip "l'Orient".
This is no ordinary biography!
50% biography - 25% travel journal (America, England, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jerusalem, Egypt, Spain) 25% (subplots about writers and friends: Fontanes, Malesherbes, Mme de Stael and several mistresses The book could have been 500 pages shorter!"
— Nov 21, 2017 10:24AM
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This is no ordinary biography!
50% biography - 25% travel journal (America, England, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jerusalem, Egypt, Spain) 25% (subplots about writers and friends: Fontanes, Malesherbes, Mme de Stael and several mistresses The book could have been 500 pages shorter!"
Nancy
is on page 560 of 1056
Done some skimming today...because I saw no need to follow Chateaubriand on a 'daily baisis' during his trip "l'Orient".
This is no ordinary biography!
50% biography - 25% travel journal (America, England, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jerusalem, Egypt, Spain) 25% (subplots about writers and friends: Fontanes, Malesherbes, Mme de Stael and several mistresses The book could have been 500 pages shorter!
— Nov 21, 2017 10:20AM
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This is no ordinary biography!
50% biography - 25% travel journal (America, England, Italy, Greece, Turkey, Jerusalem, Egypt, Spain) 25% (subplots about writers and friends: Fontanes, Malesherbes, Mme de Stael and several mistresses The book could have been 500 pages shorter!
Nancy
is on page 346 of 1056
Update: Decided to 'skim' 115 pages (231-347). We all know after Battle of Thionville (1792) C. was wounded, exiled to England, started writing his books and returned to France 06 May 1800.
Berchet goes 'way overboard' with the years C. was in England. Many of his friends (Fontanes)...are included in this secton and the death of C's mother and sister Julie. Time to move on to history and Napoleon!
— Nov 21, 2017 02:43AM
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Berchet goes 'way overboard' with the years C. was in England. Many of his friends (Fontanes)...are included in this secton and the death of C's mother and sister Julie. Time to move on to history and Napoleon!
Nancy
is on page 260 of 1056
Reading biography of writer/diplomat Chateaubriand (1768-1848) (J.C. Berchet) for 3 days (in fench) ...and he is STILL only 23 years! OMG #NeedCoffee and croissant!
— Nov 20, 2017 11:37PM
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Nancy
is on page 220 of 1056
Chateaubriand flees the turmoil of the French Revolution.
America: Chateaubriand traveled to the new world July - December 1791. He was bewitched (evoûté) by the landscape, people and especially the indians. Soon he would have to return to 'des orages de la Révolution'.
— Nov 20, 2017 11:00AM
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America: Chateaubriand traveled to the new world July - December 1791. He was bewitched (evoûté) by the landscape, people and especially the indians. Soon he would have to return to 'des orages de la Révolution'.
Nancy
is on page 126 of 1056
Chateaubriand was a tormented soul....even at the young age of 18.
Attempting suicide...his breakdown alarmed his family.
He entered the military, regained his balance and ....would
soon 'prendre la plume'.
Jean-Claude Berchet: (ch 3) ….goes off course sometime explaining Chateaubriand’s brother’s marriage contract!. If you read this book you get not only Francois René Chateaubriand…but the entire family and in-laws!
— Nov 19, 2017 08:29AM
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Attempting suicide...his breakdown alarmed his family.
He entered the military, regained his balance and ....would
soon 'prendre la plume'.
Jean-Claude Berchet: (ch 3) ….goes off course sometime explaining Chateaubriand’s brother’s marriage contract!. If you read this book you get not only Francois René Chateaubriand…but the entire family and in-laws!
Nancy
is on page 66 of 1056
Easy reading....but so much detail!
This is going to take at least 8 weeks to get through!
— Nov 18, 2017 08:43AM
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This is going to take at least 8 weeks to get through!
