Ernest Renan
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Then came the catastrophe of France, and farewell to Renan's calm serenity, which had led him to be- 158 RENAN lleve In progress, and »t one time actually to main- tain that " the world made better by science will be the kingdom of the spirit, the reign of the chil- dren of God." But now he perceived that science might yield a Prussian army as its outcome, or a revolution ending in the torches of the petroleuses.
Another man, thunder-stricken like St. Paul, would perhaps have revised his premis...es; not so the un- repentant cleric. What he did was to alter his conclusions, modulate into a lighter key, frankly contradict himself, and take pleasure in bewilder- ing his readers.
Friendly critics have described this decline from the serious to the merely amusing as " M. Renan's third manner." The first was learned and a trifle heavy, witness Averroes. The second, which took its color from Michelet and George Sand, was romantic, sentimental, persuasive, balanced, not Incapable of rising to heights where the grandest historians had trodden.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
Then came the catastrophe of France, and farewell to Renan's calm serenity, which had led him to be- 158 RENAN lleve In progress, and »t one time actually to main- tain that " the world made better by science will be the kingdom of the spirit, the reign of the chil- dren of God." But now he perceived that science might yield a Prussian army as its outcome, or a revolution ending in the torches of the petroleuses.
Another man, thunder-stricken like St. Paul, would perhaps have revised his premis...es; not so the un- repentant cleric. What he did was to alter his conclusions, modulate into a lighter key, frankly contradict himself, and take pleasure in bewilder- ing his readers.
Friendly critics have described this decline from the serious to the merely amusing as " M. Renan's third manner." The first was learned and a trifle heavy, witness Averroes. The second, which took its color from Michelet and George Sand, was romantic, sentimental, persuasive, balanced, not Incapable of rising to heights where the grandest historians had trodden.
What to read after Ernest Renan?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by William Francis Barry to read onlineMoreLess
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