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A Literary History of the English People from the Origins to the Renaissance
"A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance" from Jean Jules Jusserand. French author and diplomat (1855-1932).
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare
"The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare" from Jean Jules Jusserand. French author and diplomat (1855-1932).
A Literary History of the English People from the Origins to the Renaissance
A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by J. J. (Jean Jules) Jusserand The people that now occupies England was formed, like the French people, by the fusion of several superimposed races. In both countries the same races met and mingled at about the same period, but in different proportions and under dissimilar social conditions. Hence the striking resemblances and sharply defined contrasts that exist in the genius of the two nations. Hence also the contradictory sentiments which mutually animated them from century to century, those combinations and recurrences of esteem that rose to admiration, and jealousy that swelled to hate. Hence, again, the unpar...
Shakespeare in France Under the Ancien Régime
This book explores the history of Shakespearean performance in France during the Ancien Régime (the period before the French Revolution). The author, Jean Jules Jusserand, provides insights into the way French audiences and actors approached and interpreted Shakespeare's plays. He also discusses the political and cultural context in which these performances took place. The book is a fascinating look at the intersection of French and English literature and culture. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare
Minute research has been made, in every country, into the origin of the drama. The origin of the novel has rarely tempted the literary archæologist. For a long time the novel was regarded as literature of a lower order; down almost to our time, critics scrupled to speak of it. When M. Villemain in his course of lectures on the eighteenth century came to Richardson, he experienced some embarrassment, and it was not without oratorical qualifications and certain bashful doubts that he dared to announce lectures on "Clarissa Harlowe" and "Sir Charles Grandison." He sought to justify himself on the ground that it was necessary to track out a special influence derived from England, "the influence...
