Recollections of My Youth |
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| Author:
| Renan, Ernest |
| Series title: | Barnes and Noble Digital Library |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4114-5844-4 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2011 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $1.99 |
Book Description:
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A leading French scholar tells of his extraordinary life in this 1883 memoir. Born to a family of fishermen, Renan was educated at the ecclesiastical seminary in his home town; developed a questioning mind and a passion for philosophy, Catholicism, and mathematics; helped define the modern notion of nationhood; and published his controversial Life of Jesus.
A leading French scholar tells of his extraordinary life in this 1883 memoir. Born to a family of fishermen, Renan was educated at the ecclesiastical seminary in his home town; developed a questioning mind and a passion for philosophy, Catholicism, and mathematics; helped define the modern notion of nationhood; and published his controversial Life of Jesus.