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For the People by the People?: Eugene Sue's Les Mysteres de Paris : A Hypothesis in the Sociology of Literature (review)

For the People by the People?: Eugene Sue's Les Mysteres de Paris : A Hypothesis in the Sociology... Polish poet and dramatist Stéphane Witwicki, with important figures who influenced her like the Abbé de Prémond, Lamennais, and Leroux, and with texts like Octave Feuillet's Histoire de Sibylle and Ernest Renan's Vie de Jésus. Christophe affirms the writer's continued belief in a loving and merciful Creator and in human progress. His central argument is stated clearly: "La religion de George Sand devient une recherche de l'amour à travers Dieu, comme sa vie était une recherche de l'amour à travers des êtres humains" (55). The book's broad sweep complements other, more developed critical analyses, notably Frank Paul Bowman's Le Christ Romantique and Isabelle Naginski's Writing for Her Life, to name but two. The richest part of the study is undoubtedly the extensive use of Sand's own words throughout the text. The second part of the book is a series of 25 documents, excerpts from her fiction and correspondence, that highlight Sand's relationship to the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches and to God. The Sand that emerges is at once a skeptic and a profound believer. Anyone who has read Sand is already well aware of the spiritual dimensions in her writing. Christophe convinces the reader that she must http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Nineteenth Century French Studies University of Nebraska Press

For the People by the People?: Eugene Sue's Les Mysteres de Paris : A Hypothesis in the Sociology of Literature (review)

Betensky, Carolyn.
Nineteenth Century French Studies , Volume 34 (1) – Nov 14, 2005
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Polish poet and dramatist Stéphane Witwicki, with important figures who influenced her like the Abbé de Prémond, Lamennais, and Leroux, and with texts like Octave Feuillet's Histoire de Sibylle and Ernest Renan's Vie de Jésus. Christophe affirms the writer's continued belief in a loving and merciful Creator and in human progress. His central argument is stated clearly: "La religion de George Sand devient une recherche de l'amour à travers Dieu, comme sa vie était une recherche de l'amour à travers des êtres humains" (55). The book's broad sweep complements other, more developed critical analyses, notably Frank Paul Bowman's Le Christ Romantique and Isabelle Naginski's Writing for Her Life, to name but two. The richest part of the study is undoubtedly the extensive use of Sand's own words throughout the text. The second part of the book is a series of 25 documents, excerpts from her fiction and correspondence, that highlight Sand's relationship to the Roman Catholic and Protestant Churches and to God. The Sand that emerges is at once a skeptic and a profound believer. Anyone who has read Sand is already well aware of the spiritual dimensions in her writing. Christophe convinces the reader that she must

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