Génie du christianisme
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Génie du christianisme is a seminal 1802 apologetic and literary work by François-René de Chateaubriand that defends and glorifies Christianity by highlighting its cultural, artistic, and moral contributions to Western civilization.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Génie du christianisme canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Christian apologetic work
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book ⓘ literary criticism work ⓘ |
| aim |
defend Christianity
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demonstrate cultural value of Christianity ⓘ glorify Catholicism ⓘ respond to Enlightenment critiques of religion ⓘ |
| author | François-René de Chateaubriand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
Christian apologetics
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literary criticism ⓘ religious literature ⓘ |
| hasEdition | 19th-century French editions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Beaux-arts et littérature
NERFINISHED
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Culte ⓘ Dogmes et doctrine NERFINISHED ⓘ Poétique du christianisme NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
helped restore prestige of Catholicism in France
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key text of early French Romantic movement ⓘ |
| influenced |
Alphonse de Lamartine
NERFINISHED
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François-René de Chateaubriand’s reputation ⓘ French Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ Victor Hugo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| movement | Romanticism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
emphasis on aesthetic and emotional appeal of Christianity
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integration of personal reflection and narrative ⓘ use of historical and literary examples ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalContext | post-French Revolution France ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1802 ⓘ |
| publisher | Migneret NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | four parts ⓘ |
| subject |
Catholicism
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Christian art ⓘ Christian literature ⓘ Christian liturgy ⓘ Christian morality ⓘ Christian symbolism ⓘ Christianity NERFINISHED ⓘ Western civilization ⓘ relationship between religion and art ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Christian Middle Ages
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early modern Christian Europe ⓘ |
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