RACINE.1639-1699.
RACINE.
1639-1699.
Birth of Jean Racine1639.297His Education at Beauvais297Ætat. 16. Received as a Pupil at Port Royal1655.298Rivalry of the Jesuits and Jansenists298His Enthusiasm for the Tragedies of Sophocles and Euripides299Marriage of Louis XIV.1660.300Racine on this Occasion writes the Ode "Nymphes de laSeine"301Chapelain recommends him to the Minister Colbert301Racine resides with his Uncle le Père Sconin at Uzès, inProvence302His Poem, "The Bath of Venus"304Returned to Paris, and employed by Molière in DramaticComposition304Ætat. 25. His "Alexandre"1664.305,306He teaches the celebrated Champmélé to recite307He replies to M. Nicole307His Tragedies of "Andromach" and "Britannicus"308He writes "Bérénice" in rivalry of Corneille on the sameSubject309Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans309Partisans of Corneille309Racine's Comedy of "Les Plaideurs"310He is admitted of the French Academy1673.312Duke of Montauzier312Racine's "Iphigénie," "Bajazet," and "Mithridate"312"Phèdre," and Madame des Houlières' Sonnet on that Tragedy312Racine and Boileau, supposed to have written a Reply to Madamedes Houlières, are threatened by the Duke of Nevers313Racine resolves on renouncing the Tragic Muse313Ætat. 38. He meditates becoming Chartreux, but is counselledby his Confessor to marry1677.313Character of Madame Racine314Their Sons, intended for monastic Life, are thrown into moreactive Pursuits314Their Daughters take the Veil314Racine reconciles himself with M. Nicole and the Abbé Arnauldof Port Royal315He is named Historiographer conjointly with Boileau316His Devotion316His Fondnesss for Home, and Paternal Benevolence317He attends Louis XIV. in his Campaigns317Ætat. 45. His Eloge of Corneille before the French Academy1684.317His "Idyl on Peace"318His Attendance at Court319His excellent Recitation319"Esther"320"Athalie," his best Tragedy320Madame de Maintenon and Racine321-325Death of Racine1699.326Criticism on the Tragedies of Jean Racine327
Birth of Jean Racine
1639.
297
His Education at Beauvais
297
Ætat. 16. Received as a Pupil at Port Royal
1655.
298
Rivalry of the Jesuits and Jansenists
298
His Enthusiasm for the Tragedies of Sophocles and Euripides
299
Marriage of Louis XIV.
1660.
300
Racine on this Occasion writes the Ode "Nymphes de laSeine"
301
Chapelain recommends him to the Minister Colbert
301
Racine resides with his Uncle le Père Sconin at Uzès, inProvence
302
His Poem, "The Bath of Venus"
304
Returned to Paris, and employed by Molière in DramaticComposition
304
Ætat. 25. His "Alexandre"
1664.
305,306
He teaches the celebrated Champmélé to recite
307
He replies to M. Nicole
307
His Tragedies of "Andromach" and "Britannicus"
308
He writes "Bérénice" in rivalry of Corneille on the sameSubject
309
Henrietta of England, Duchess of Orléans
309
Partisans of Corneille
309
Racine's Comedy of "Les Plaideurs"
310
He is admitted of the French Academy
1673.
312
Duke of Montauzier
312
Racine's "Iphigénie," "Bajazet," and "Mithridate"
312
"Phèdre," and Madame des Houlières' Sonnet on that Tragedy
312
Racine and Boileau, supposed to have written a Reply to Madamedes Houlières, are threatened by the Duke of Nevers
313
Racine resolves on renouncing the Tragic Muse
313
Ætat. 38. He meditates becoming Chartreux, but is counselledby his Confessor to marry
1677.
313
Character of Madame Racine
314
Their Sons, intended for monastic Life, are thrown into moreactive Pursuits
314
Their Daughters take the Veil
314
Racine reconciles himself with M. Nicole and the Abbé Arnauldof Port Royal
315
He is named Historiographer conjointly with Boileau
316
His Devotion
316
His Fondnesss for Home, and Paternal Benevolence
317
He attends Louis XIV. in his Campaigns
317
Ætat. 45. His Eloge of Corneille before the French Academy
1684.
317
His "Idyl on Peace"
318
His Attendance at Court
319
His excellent Recitation
319
"Esther"
320
"Athalie," his best Tragedy
320
Madame de Maintenon and Racine
321-325
Death of Racine
1699.
326
Criticism on the Tragedies of Jean Racine
327
FÉNÉLON.1651-1715.
FÉNÉLON.
1651-1715.
Birth of François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénélon1651.329His charitable and devout heart329His Father the Count de Fénélon329His Mother of an illustrious Family329His early Acquaintance with Greek and Latin Literature, andPowers of Composition330Ætat. 18. The Abbé de Fénélon takes his Degree in theUniversity of Cahors1669.331Visits his Uncle, the Marquis de Fénélon, at Paris331Ætat. 19. His Success in Preaching1670.331Ætat. 24. His Zeal in Ministerial Duties1675.332Wishes to go as Missionary to Canada332His religious fervour333Louis XIV. commissions him to preach to the Huguenots inPoitou332Fame of Bossuet, then Bishop of Condom334Le Père Bourdaloue surpasses in eloquent Discourses his MasterBossuet334Bossuet, Governor of the Dauphin, writes his "Discours surl'Histoire Universelle"334Fénélon "on Female Education"335Ætat. 38. Duke de Beauvilliers appoints Fénélon a Preceptor tothe Grandsons of Louis XIV.1689.336Celebrated Men employed as Preceptors to the Princes336Fénélon appointed Archbishop of Cambrai339Controversial Spirit of the Age339Affair of Madame Guyon's Visions and Mysticism340Bossuet and other Divines commissioned to inquire into herDoctrines343Bossuet, now Bishop of Meaux, writes the "Instruction sur lesÉtats de l'Oraison," and desires Fénélon's Approval thereof343The Archbishop of Cambrai refuses, and writes his "Explicationdes Maximes des Saints sur la Vie Intérieure"344The Controversy of the Two celebrated Divines has an unfortunateResult in the Division of the Gallican Church on theDoctrines in question345Louis XIV. prejudiced against Fénélon345Madame de Maintenon's Coldness to him345Ætat. 46. Fénélon exiled to his See1697.346The Dispute between MM. de Meaux and Cambrai referred toRome347Innocent XII. appoints a Commission, and calls upon those Prelatesfor a formal Statement of their Opinions348Louis XIV. erases the Name of Fénélon from the List of Preceptorsto the Princes349Calmness and Charitable Sentiments of Fénélon under the indignitiesoffered him349Ætat. 48. The Pope's Brief condemning the "Maximes desSaints" of Fénélon1699.352Exemplary Obedience of Fénélon, and his Pastoral Letter on theOccasion353The Brief against him is registered, and Bossuet draws up aReport355Death of Bossuet, without any Reconciliation with Fénélon1714.356"Télémaque"337,356Admirable Deportment of Fénélon in the See of Cambrai357His Sermons358His Seminary for the Instruction of the younger Clergy358,360His Doctrine360Fénélon an Opponent of Jansenism362He explains the Mistakes of Pascal in the "Provincial Letters"362The Campaigns in Flanders362The Duke of Burgundy obtains Louis's permission to visit theArchbishop of Cambrai364Famine the Result of War365Ætat. 58. Fénélon's active Charity to the Soldiery and thePeople1709.365The Death of the Dauphin overwhelms Fénélon with grief as anational Misfortune1711.360Death of Fénélon's chief Friends366Louis XIV. relents as to this admirable Prelate1713.366Death of Fénélon1715.367Demise of Louis XIV.368Person, Manners, and Talent of de la Mothe Fénélon368His Character given by Sir——Ramsay and other Writers369Eloge of Fénélon by d'Alembert369Criticism on "Télémaque"372
Birth of François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénélon
1651.
329
His charitable and devout heart
329
His Father the Count de Fénélon
329
His Mother of an illustrious Family
329
His early Acquaintance with Greek and Latin Literature, andPowers of Composition
330
Ætat. 18. The Abbé de Fénélon takes his Degree in theUniversity of Cahors
1669.
331
Visits his Uncle, the Marquis de Fénélon, at Paris
331
Ætat. 19. His Success in Preaching
1670.
331
Ætat. 24. His Zeal in Ministerial Duties
1675.
332
Wishes to go as Missionary to Canada
332
His religious fervour
333
Louis XIV. commissions him to preach to the Huguenots inPoitou
332
Fame of Bossuet, then Bishop of Condom
334
Le Père Bourdaloue surpasses in eloquent Discourses his MasterBossuet
334
Bossuet, Governor of the Dauphin, writes his "Discours surl'Histoire Universelle"
334
Fénélon "on Female Education"
335
Ætat. 38. Duke de Beauvilliers appoints Fénélon a Preceptor tothe Grandsons of Louis XIV.
1689.
336
Celebrated Men employed as Preceptors to the Princes
336
Fénélon appointed Archbishop of Cambrai
339
Controversial Spirit of the Age
339
Affair of Madame Guyon's Visions and Mysticism
340
Bossuet and other Divines commissioned to inquire into herDoctrines
343
Bossuet, now Bishop of Meaux, writes the "Instruction sur lesÉtats de l'Oraison," and desires Fénélon's Approval thereof
343
The Archbishop of Cambrai refuses, and writes his "Explicationdes Maximes des Saints sur la Vie Intérieure"
344
The Controversy of the Two celebrated Divines has an unfortunateResult in the Division of the Gallican Church on theDoctrines in question
345
Louis XIV. prejudiced against Fénélon
345
Madame de Maintenon's Coldness to him
345
Ætat. 46. Fénélon exiled to his See
1697.
346
The Dispute between MM. de Meaux and Cambrai referred toRome
347
Innocent XII. appoints a Commission, and calls upon those Prelatesfor a formal Statement of their Opinions
348
Louis XIV. erases the Name of Fénélon from the List of Preceptorsto the Princes
349
Calmness and Charitable Sentiments of Fénélon under the indignitiesoffered him
349
Ætat. 48. The Pope's Brief condemning the "Maximes desSaints" of Fénélon
1699.
352
Exemplary Obedience of Fénélon, and his Pastoral Letter on theOccasion
353
The Brief against him is registered, and Bossuet draws up aReport
355
Death of Bossuet, without any Reconciliation with Fénélon
1714.
356
"Télémaque"
337,356
Admirable Deportment of Fénélon in the See of Cambrai
357
His Sermons
358
His Seminary for the Instruction of the younger Clergy
358,360
His Doctrine
360
Fénélon an Opponent of Jansenism
362
He explains the Mistakes of Pascal in the "Provincial Letters"
362
The Campaigns in Flanders
362
The Duke of Burgundy obtains Louis's permission to visit theArchbishop of Cambrai
364
Famine the Result of War
365
Ætat. 58. Fénélon's active Charity to the Soldiery and thePeople
1709.
365
The Death of the Dauphin overwhelms Fénélon with grief as anational Misfortune
1711.
360
Death of Fénélon's chief Friends
366
Louis XIV. relents as to this admirable Prelate
1713.
366
Death of Fénélon
1715.
367
Demise of Louis XIV.
368
Person, Manners, and Talent of de la Mothe Fénélon
368
His Character given by Sir——Ramsay and other Writers
369
Eloge of Fénélon by d'Alembert
369
Criticism on "Télémaque"
372
VOLTAIRE.1694-1778.
VOLTAIRE.
1694-1778.