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LAMENNAIS Félicité de (1782-1854). 65 L.A. (12 signées « F.M. » ou « L'a.
Estimate7 000 - 8 000 €
LAMENNAIS Félicité de (1782-1854). 65 L.A. (12 signed "F.M." or "L. de l. M."), 1820-1824, to Jacques Bins de SAINT-VICTOR| 144 pages in-4 or in-8, most with address (some repairs to scotch tape and small missing, notably by broken seals).
Important political and religious correspondence.
Jacques Bins, comte de SAINT-VICTOR (1772-1858), royalist and catholic publicist and publisher, was one of the main contributors to the monarchist newspaper Le Drapeau blanc, to which Lamennais also contributed. The letters are written from La Chênaie, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Geneva, and Paris. We can only give a quick overview of this rich correspondence. Lamennais speaks in particular about his collaboration with the Défenseur and the Drapeau blanc, as well as the project of a political and religious Observer| he suggests texts of a theological or spiritual nature to be collected in the Journée du chrétien and the Opuscules des Pères, and advises against other re-publications| he sends progressively the chapters of his translation of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. He speaks at length and freely about his Essay on indifference in matters of religion (1817-1823), informing his friend about its progress, denouncing the procedures of the publishers and the attacks which lead him to write his Defense: "I see where this general outburst comes from. [...] Everything starts from the clergy, and from a certain class of royalists.
Important political and religious correspondence.
Jacques Bins, comte de SAINT-VICTOR (1772-1858), royalist and catholic publicist and publisher, was one of the main contributors to the monarchist newspaper Le Drapeau blanc, to which Lamennais also contributed. The letters are written from La Chênaie, Saint-Brieuc, Saint-Malo, Geneva, and Paris. We can only give a quick overview of this rich correspondence. Lamennais speaks in particular about his collaboration with the Défenseur and the Drapeau blanc, as well as the project of a political and religious Observer| he suggests texts of a theological or spiritual nature to be collected in the Journée du chrétien and the Opuscules des Pères, and advises against other re-publications| he sends progressively the chapters of his translation of the Imitation of Jesus Christ. He speaks at length and freely about his Essay on indifference in matters of religion (1817-1823), informing his friend about its progress, denouncing the procedures of the publishers and the attacks which lead him to write his Defense: "I see where this general outburst comes from. [...] Everything starts from the clergy, and from a certain class of royalists.
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