« De nouveaux et étranges éducateurs »: Dangers de la lecture et remèdes littéraires, 1883-1914

François Proulx

doi:10.3406/pumus.2011.1595

« De nouveaux et étranges éducateurs »: Dangers de la lecture et remèdes littéraires, 1883-1914

Translated title of the contribution: « New and strange educators »: Dangers of reading and literary remedies, 1883-1914

François Proulx

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Abstract

In the first decades of the Third Republic, anxious commentators denounce the «literary intoxication» of French youth at the hands of overabundant and demoralizing readings. Essayists and pedagogues agree on the necessity of teaching adolescents, by means of enticing yet innocuous readings, to enjoy literature with discernment and moderation. Meanwhile, many writers - among them Paul Bourget and Maurice Barrès - publish novels with a didactic bent, using the identification of the reader with a character who reads to paradoxically offer warnings about the dangers of reading.

Translated title of the contribution	« New and strange educators »: Dangers of reading and literary remedies, 1883-1914
Original language	French
Pages (from-to)	21-40
Number of pages	20
Journal	Culture et Musees
Volume	17
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3406/pumus.2011.1595
State	Published - 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

André Lebey
Joseph Hudault
Maurice Barrès
Novel of formation
Paul Bourget
Reading
Third Republic

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Cultural Studies
Visual Arts and Performing Arts
Museology

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