Life of Ernest Renan (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Life of Ernest Renan Renan begins life as tutor in the Quartier Latin (1845), friendship with Marcellin Berthelot, studies assiduously, especially languages, and wins Volney prize, much impressed by events of 1848, contributes essays to periodicals, La Liberié de Penser, first contribution, "The Origin of Languages", description of L'Avenir de la Science, his criticism of Strauss in article on "The Critical Historians of Jesus", other contributions, acts as temporary professor at the Lycee of Versailles, appointment on commission of literary inquiry in Italy and England, and visits those two countries (1850), obtains post in the Department of Oriental Mss. in the Bibliotheque Nationale (1851), De philosophiâ peripateticâ apud Syros commentatio historica and Averroës et l'Averroïsme, his sister keeps house for him, first acquaintance with Lévy the publisher, and engagement with him, Renan thrives apace, is now in position to marry, his wife a niece of Ary Scheffer, the painter, his sister continues to live with him, publishes (i 1855) "General History and Comparative System of the Semitic Languages", theories, etc, therein propounded, Renan becomes member of the Academy of Inscriptions and Belles Lettres, more periodical literature, "Studies of Religious History" and "Ethical and Critical Essays", quotation from essay on Calvin, essays on "The Poetry of the Exhibition" and "The Poetry of the Celtic Races", quotation from the former, Renan translates the Book of Job and the Song of Solomon, his theory of the authorship of the former, quotations from both, Renan commissioned to explore ancient Phoenicia (May 1860), his intimacy with Prince Napoleon and Madame Cornu, and partial adhesion to the Empire, journey to Syria, Mission de Phénicie, can now realise his wish to visit the Holy Land, begins his Life of Jesus, his sister's affectionate sympathy, she is attacked by fever and dies, dedication to her of the Vie de Jésus About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.