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| Creator: | Sainte-Beuve, Charles Augustin, 1804-1869. |
| Title: | Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Collection |
| Inclusive Dates: | 1851-1855, undated |
| Quantity: | 23 items |
| Abstract: | Papers of the French author, literary biographer and critic. Volume containing 19 ALS, mostly undated, to Antonia de Vaquez; 1 letter of Antonia de Vaquez to her mother; and 1 letter from Thomas Devaquetz to Monsieur Sant-Boeuf [sic]. Also, a single letter (15 Jun 1854) from Sainte-Beuve to friends. |
| Language: | In French |
| Repository: | Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Biographical History
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve (1804-1869) was a French literary critic and author best known for his articles in French reviews such as La Revue de Paris and La Revue des deux mondes.
Sainte-Beuve was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, Département Pas-de-Calais to Augustine Coillot and Charles-François Sainte-Beuve on December 23, 1804. Because his father died three months before his birth, Sainte-Beuve was raised by his mother and aunt, Marie-Thérèse Cormier. He attended the Collège Charlemagne from 1818 to 1821 where he studied Greek and then the Collège Bourbon from 1821 to 1823. While at the Collège Bourbon, he also studied French, English, and German Romantic literature, as well as chemistry and physiology. After graduating in 1823, Sainte-Beuve enrolled as a medical student at the Hôspital Saint-Louis.
In 1824, Sainte-Beuve began writing for a literary review, Le Globe. He reviewed Victor Hugo's revised Odes et Ballades in 1827. This review led to his admission into Hugo's household and membership in La Cénacle. This was the start of a successful career. Sainte-Beuve was appointed conservateur at the Bibliotèque Mazarine in 1840 and was elected into the Académie Française in 1844. He was also awarded the cross of the Légion d'honneur in 1852 and was appointed to the post of sénateur by Napoleon III.
Sainte-Beuve died on October 13, 1869 at the height of his career.
| 1829 | Vie, poésies, et pensées de Joseph Delorme (Life and Poems of Joseph Delorme) | |
| 1830 | Les Consolations | |
| 1834 | Volupté (Voluptuousness) | |
| 1836–46 | Critiques et portraits littéraires (Literary Portraits and Critical Essays) | |
| 1837 | Pensées d'août (Thoughts of August) | |
| 1840–59 | Port-Royal | |
| 1844 | Portraits de femmes (Portraits of Women) | |
| 1846 | Portraits contemporains (Contemporary Portraits) | |
| 1851–2 | Causeries du lundi (Monday Chats) | |
| 1861 | Chateaubriand et son groupe littéraire sous l'Empire (Chateaubriand and his Literary Set) |
Scope and Contents of the Collection
The Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Collection consists of correspondence and writings.
Correspondence contains nineteen letters to Antonia de Vaquez, one letter from de Vaquez to her mother, and one letter from Thomas de Vaquez to Sainte-Beuve are housed in a single bound volume. The only letter not in this volume is the one from Sainte-Beuve to friends.
Writings contains a bound volume of corrected proofs for articles written by Sainte-Beuve for the Le Constitutional.
Arrangement of the Collection
The collection contains two series: Correspondence and Writings. Correspondence is then divided into three subseries: Incoming correspondence, Outgoing correspondence, and To and from others.
Restrictions
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Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Collection
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Finding Aid Information
Created by: LDC
Date: 21 Jan 2009
Revision history:
Inventory
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| Incoming correspondence | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | de Vaquez, Thomas 04 Dec 1855 (1 item) | ||||||||||
| Outgoing correspondence | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | de Vaquez, Antonia 09 Apr 1851, undated (19 items) | ||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Friends 15 Jun 1854 - includes summary/transcription (1 item) | ||||||||||
| To and from others | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | de Vaquez, Antonia to her mother 30 Jun 1851 (1 item) | ||||||||||
| Writings | |||||||||||
| Oversize 1 | Corrected proof for Le Constitutional 1864 | ||||||||||
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Corneille. Le Cid
29 Feb 1864-21 Mar 1864
Works of Emile de Girardin 11 Apr 1864 Works of Viollet le Duc 15 Feb 1864 |
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