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‎Nouvelles Lettres intimes (1846-1850)‎

‎Calmann Lévy Relié 1923 In-8 (16 x 24 cm), relié demi-basane, dos à 5 nerfs avec pièce de titre doré, couverture d'origine conservée, 517 pages, quelques marques d'usage sur la couverture et les plats d'origine, par ailleurs intérieur bien conservé, bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Lettres intimes (1842-1845), précédées de Ma Soeur Henriette‎

‎Calmann Lévy Relié 1896 In-8 (15,2 x 23 cm), reliure demi-peau, dos à cinq nerfs, pièce de titre, 408 pages ; quelques traces et marques de frottement sur le cuir, coupes un peu frottées, intérieur bruni, par ailleurs bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Patrice‎

‎Calmann-Lévy Broché In-8 broché, couverture illustrée, 131 pp., portrait d'Ernest Renan en frontispice, illustrations d'après Ary Renan au long de l'ouvrage (reproduites en héliogravure), un des 45 exemplaires (n°8) sur PAPIER IMPERIAL DU JAPON ; couverture remontéepar ailleurs assez bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse‎

‎La Connaissance Relié 1922 In-8 (20,2 x 25 cm), reliure demi maroquin à coins, dos à 4 nerfs rouges, tête dorée, gardes couleur, couverture et dos conservés, 293 pages, 1 de 980 exemplaires numérotés sur pur fil Lafuma (n°351), joli portrait d'Ernest Renan gravé en frontispice, gravures en noir hors texte de G. Zévort, têtes de chapitre et lettrines ; dos bruni, petits frottements aux coins et angles des coiffes, par ailleurs bel exemplaire. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

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‎Mandaman. Autrou'n escop kemper ha Leon, evit Coraiz 1863.‎

‎Moulet Gand Ar. de Kerangal; Mouler an Escopti - Kemper Dos agrafé 1863 In-4 (21 x 27 cm), dos agrafé, 16 pages, bandeaux illustré et cul-de-lampe noir, Renan-Nicolas Sergent est le fondateur de la revue Feiz Ha Breiz en 1865, Mandement de Mgr L'Évèque de Quimper et Léon, au clergé et aux fidèles de son diocèse quant au carème (ici le 4 février 1863) ; reliure fragilisée, rousseurs éparses, plats défraîchis, en l'état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST - WITH ORIGINAL LETTER FROM RENAN]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Lex 8vo. Bound uncut with the original printed wrappers in a very nice and elegant half morocco binding with five raised bands and gilt author and title to spine (Trinckvel). Wrappers a bit soiled, and a small repair to margin of front wrapper. Lower right corner of first two leaves repaired, far from afecting lettering. Otherwise a fine copy. Original handwritten and signed letter from Renan inserted between front end-papers. Withe the half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Rare with the original wrappers. Renan's masterpiece constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The 1 full page original handwritten and signed (E. Renan) letter is dated August 1869 is about a certain Mr. Bambal, who, Renan writes, has left made a very good impression on him and has been a great help during his candidacee. He praises him as an intlligent man. Renan furthermore mentions a book that he wishes to give to the brother of the addressee of the letter. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse‎

‎Nelson Editeurs Collection Nelson, Nelson Cartonné avec jaquette In-12 (11 x 16 cm.), cartonné sous jaquette illustrée, 287 pages, unportrait noir et blanc de l'auteur en frontispice, sans date ; traces d'usure à la jaquette défraîchie, dos incurvé, charnière avant fragilisée, état correct. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Souvenirs d'enfance et de jeunesse‎

‎Librairie Armand Colin Bibliothèque de Cluny Broché sous rhodoïd 1959 In-12 (11,6 x 18 cm), broché sous rhodoïd, 332 pages ; pliure au dos, petit manque au dos du rhodoïd en tête, par ailleurs assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Le prètre de Némi et l'abbesse de Jouarre‎

‎ Collection Bleue Broché 1925 In-12 (12 x 18.7 cm), broché, 346 pages ; l'ouvrage est équipé d'un protège-livre, pliures au dos roussi, bords frottés, petits manques aux coiffes, mors fendus, rousseurs et petites déchirures sur la couverture, par ailleurs intérieur frais, assez bon état général. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Caliban et l'eau de jouvence‎

‎Calmann Lévy Collection Bleue Broché 1925 In-12 (12 x 19 cm) broché, 276 pages, non-rogné ; bords frottés, légères rousseurs et marques d'usage à la couverture défraîchie, petit trou au mors inférieur, intérieur frais, assez bel état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Averroès‎

‎Editions Alphée La Bibliothèque Koutoubia Dos carré collé 2009 In-12 (14,2 x 19 cm), dos carré collé, 185 pages, introduction d'Ali Benmakhlouf ; très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Valentine de Milan, Christine de Suède : deux énigmes historiques‎

‎Les Amis d'Edouard Relié 1923 EDITION ORIGINALE. In-12 (12,9 x 16,7 cm), reliure demi-maroquin à coins, dos lisse, gardes couleur, ex-libris, 42 pages, exemplaire numéroté sur Arches ; très bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎L'Eglise chrétienne‎

‎Calmann Lévy Broché 0 In-8 broché, 564 pages, 9° édition; dos jauni, petits manques à la coiffe inférieure, mors fragiles, intérieur frais,sans date, bon état. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Lettres familières 1851-1871‎

‎Flammarion Broché 1947 In-12 broché, couverture rempliée, EDITION ORIGINALE, 1 des 2500 exemplaires sur vélin, préface d'Henriette Psichari, 219 pp., photographies hors texte ; très bel exemplaire. Livraison a domicile (La Poste) ou en Mondial Relay sur simple demande.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Bound totally uncut w. the orig. wrappers, also the back, in a near cont. green marbled cardboardbdg. w. red gilt title- and tome-labels to back. Capitals w. traces of use and back a bit faded, but otherwise nice and solid. Wrappers lightly soiled. Woodcut portrait of Renan inserted as frontispiece (not called for). W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). A very nice and clean copy, -only a couple of leaves w. very minor brownspotting. (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Rare with the original wrappers. Renan's masterpiece, which constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Histoire du peuple d’Israël, Tome 1er, Tome V. Somptueux exemplaire de tête, l’un des 30 tirés sur papier impérial du Japon portant le n° 15, relié par Pierre Lucien Martin, « l’un des plus remarquables relieurs du XXe siècle ».‎

‎«Pour un esprit philosophique, c’est-à-dire un esprit préoccupé des origines, il n’y a vraiment dans le passé de l’humanité que trois histoires de premier intérêt : l’histoire grecque, l’histoire d’Israël, l’histoire romaine. Ces trois histoires réunies constituent ce qu’on peut appeler l’histoire de la civilisation». (E. Renan) Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1887-1893. 5 volumes in-8 : I/ (1) f.bl., (2) ff., xxix pp., 455 pp. ; II/ (2) ff., iv pp., 545 pp., (3) pp. bl. ; III/ vii pp., 527 pp. ; IV/ (2) ff., 411 pp. ; V/ (2) ff., 427 pp., grand papier japon, demi-maroquin bleu à coins, têtes dorées, couvertures oranges et dos conservés. Reliure signée P. L. Martin. 242 x 153 mm.‎

‎Edition originale «importante. Recherchée sur grand papier» (M. Clouzot). Précieux et superbe exemplaire de tête, l’un des 30 tirés sur papier impérial du Japon, portant le n° 15. «Histoire du peuple d'Israël de M. Renan n'a pas déçu l'attente des amis de la belle littérature. Jamais l'admirable écrivain, auquel nous devons tant de pages charmantes, ne s'est montré plus pleinement maître de toutes les ressources de notre langue, jamais sujet, sauf la Vie de Jésus, ne lui a permis de déployer plus librement les dons si divers d'artiste et de poêle qui, dans cette nature privilégiée, font presque oublier le savant et le penseur. On retrouve ici M. Renan tout entier, - avec ses défauts, sans doute, c'est-à-dire l'abus de l'ironie inutile dans la pensée et de l'anachronisme inutile dans l'expression, çà et là des traits que réprouverait un goût sévère, et des boutades qui ressemblent à des gageures - mais aussi avec ses qualités, toujours jeunes, de souplesse, de verve, de lumière, avec sa profondeur sans pédantisme et sa grâce sans afféterie, par-dessus tout, avec ce je ne sais quoi «de léger et d’ailé», qui fait involontairement songer à Platon. On peut ne pas ouvrir l’Histoire d’Israël, mais, une fois ouverte, je défie quiconque de la fermer sans l’avoir lue jusqu'au bout. On est parfois agacé ou choqué, plus souvent ému, - entraîné et séduit presque toujours. Et que de pages laissent dans la mémoire une empreinte ineffaçable, depuis ces premiers chapitres où l'existence des nomades du désert syrien ressuscite dans la fraîcheur d'une idylle peinte d’après nature, jusqu'aux portraits si vivants de Saül, de David et de leurs rudes compagnons, - depuis cette vision presque troublante du massif du Sinaï, jusqu'au parallèle, en somme, aussi juste qu'éloquent, entre la langue grecque « luth a sept cordes, qui sait vibrer à l'unisson de tout ce qui est humain », et l'hébreu « carquois de flèches d'acier, câble aux torsions puissantes, trombone d'airain brisant l'air avec deux ou trois notes aiguës! » Le secret du style de M. Renan paraît être dans l’alliance d'un vocabulaire romantique par la force, la richesse et le coloris, avec un tour de phrase classique, c'est-à-dire noble, simple et français. Quelle bonne fortune qu'un pareil livre dans un siècle où l'érudition met sa coquetterie à tourner le dos à la littérature, pendant que la littérature met la sienne à s'affubler d'un jargon scientifique ou naturaliste ! » «‘L’Histoire du Peuple d’Israël’ n’est, à proprement parler, qu’une longue préface à la grande œuvre qui assure à M. Renan une place unique dans l’histoire religieuse moderne et dans notre littérature française. Montrer le développement religieux du peuple d’Israël, dégager les principes qui se sont combinés pour former l’âme d’Israël, assigner à ce peuple étonnant sa véritable place dans l’œuvre collective de la civilisation humaine, tel est le but véritable poursuivi par M. Renan et qu’il ne faut pas perdre de vue en jugeant son œuvre […] Il importe singulièrement plus de dégager l’histoire humaine en Israël que de relier péniblement une série de monographies sur des sujets d’ordre secondaire. A chaque page, pour ainsi dire, le lecteur érudit rencontre des assertions qui, pour lui, homme du métier, sont beaucoup moins assurées que ne le suppose le récit de M. Renan. Mais on aurait tort d’en faire un reproche au savant historien. S’il les énonce, c’est qu’elles expriment la conclusion à laquelle ses longues recherches sur ces matières ont abouti. Et si parfois on est en droit de trouver trop grande la part qu’il fait à l’intuition ou à une sorte de divination dans l’appréciation des dates ou des textes, il pourrait encore nous répondre qu’en pareille matière l’instinct littéraire, le goût, je dirais volontiers le flair de l’homme qui joint une grande délicatesse artistique à une très forte culture scientifique, sont parfois de meilleurs guides que la sèche raison du critique qui dissèque des textes dont il est incapable de saisir la vie. Dans le volume qui nous occupe, il y a trois éléments bien distincts, fondus par l’auteur en un récit harmonieux et continu: une histoire profane des Israélites depuis l’avènement de David jusqu’à la destruction du royaume du nord par les Assyriens; une histoire littéraire des plus anciens documents retrouvés par l’analyse dans l’Ancien Testament, tels que le livre des Légendes patriarcales, œuvre d’un conteur de Béthel ou de Sichem, le livre des Guerres de Jahvé et celui du Iasar, composés de chants populaires et de traditions héroïques vers le Xe siècle, dans le royaume d’Israël; une double historie sainte, celle du nord, dite jéhoviste, avec le ‘Livre de l’Alliance’ et celle de Jérusalem, dite élohiste avec le ‘Décalogue’ et enfin les plus anciens écrits prophétiques; troisièmement une histoire du développement religieux d’Israël que l’on peut ne pas admettre, mais dont il est impossible de contester l’exécution magistrale. Et tout cela se pénètre réciproquement avec une abondance d’observations fines, de vues générales, reflétant une connaissance approfondie du pays et une vive intuition de la vie orientale […] Il est un fait qu’il faut noter, c’est que le tact littéraire exquis de l’auteur lui permet de sentir et de faire sentir à son lecteur la spontanéité et la fraicheur de rédaction de certains fragments qui trahissent par là même leur origine antique et leur authenticité relative. Quand on a une fois ressenti cette impression, les plus beaux raisonnements du monde ne vous feront pas admettre que ces fragments soient des compositions tardives de quelque scribe, désireux de soutenir une thèse sacerdotale aux dépens de personnages et de peuples ayant disparu depuis longtemps du théâtre de l’histoire […] (Maurice Vernes, Revue de l’histoire des religions, 1889, vol. 19, p. 230). Somptueux exemplaire de tête de cet ouvrage recherché, relié en demi-maroquin bleu à coins par Pierre-Lucien Martin.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. Huitième édition.‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Nice cont. solid black hcalf w. five raised bands and gilt title to back. Half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier"") browned, otherwise only occational brownspotting. A nice and solid copy.. (4), LIX, 459, (2) pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎Printed the same year as the first edition (also Paris, Michel Lévy Frères). The work caused immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus.‎

‎Berlin, Jul. Springer, 1863. 8vo. nice cont. twotoned hcalf w. gilt back. Internally only occational minor brownspotting. Old owner's name to front free endpaper (""Madme Rothe née Roux""). (4), XLII, 327 pp.‎

‎The Berlin-edition of the seminal work, which was immensely influential on European thought, philosophy, history and religion from the date of its appearance. The first edition appeared in Paris in the same year, and the Berlin-edition appeared about simultaneously.The work caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Averroes et l'Averroïsme. Essai historique.‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1852. Royal 8vo. Uncut in the orig. wrappers, back crudely repaired w. blank paper-strip, lacking upper part. Tears to edges of wrappers and lacking lower right corner of front wrapper and first free blank leaf (partly pasted down). Dampstaining and brownspotting throughout. W. half-title. (4), XII, 367 pp.‎

‎First edition of Renan's first book, -the seminal work that placed the study of Renaissance philosophy on the philosophical map and earned Renan a doctorate of letters. This work constitutes the first proper monograph on the great Islamic philosopher, Ibn Rush, also called Averroes, who is considered the greatest commentator on the works of Aristotle, and it is principally because of this work that the great philosopher and scientist is seriously appreciated in Europe today. Besides dealing with Averroes himself, Renan studies the development and different branches of Averroism, focusing on the Jewish, Scholastic and Paduan ones. His focus on the Paduan Averroism (16th century) in this work has meant that Renaissance philosophy was finally given a role of its own in the history of philosophy, -it is with this work that the philosophy of the Renaissance is taken seriously in the study of philosophy.""Memoirs on semitic languages and on the study of Greek in the Middle Ages were crowned by the Académie in 1848 and 1849 but do not seem to have been published. Renan's first book, published in 1852, was, in fact, ""Averroes et l'Averroïsme"" (see 24) which earned him a doctorate of letters."" (PMM 352). Renan has always been admired for his sharp mind, his great abilities and courage, but for the same reasons he was feared by many. ""Dés 1852 il signalait dans la préface de son Averroës comme le trait caractéristique du dix-neuvième siècle la substitution de la méthode historique dans toutes les études relatives à l'esprit humain. Cette substitution est légitime"" mais elle serait dangereuse si elle allait jusqu'à proscrire la théologie et la métaphysique... "" (N.B.G. (1862) 51:984). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. 8vo. Orig. green hcloth w. gilt spine. Upper back hinge cracked and spine a bit crooked. Corners a bit bumped. A very nice copy w. only occasional minor brownspotting. Old owner's inscription to title-page. W. half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462, (2) pp.‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitutes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind, but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholicism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scholar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Averroes et l'Averroïsme. Essai historique. - [DISCOVERING RENAISSANCE PHILOSOPHY]‎

‎Paris, Durand, 1852. 8vo. Contemporary half calf with of wear. Spine worn, lacking parts of capitals, and back hinge very weak. Usual brownspotting due to the paper quality. (4), XII, 367 pp.‎

‎First edition of Renan's first book, -the seminal work that placed the study of Renaissance philosophy on the philosophical map and earned Renan a doctorate of letters. This work constitutes the first proper monograph on the great Islamic philosopher, Ibn Rush, also called Averroes, who is considered the greatest commentator on the works of Aristotle, and it is principally because of this work that the great philosopher and scientist is seriously appreciated in Europe today. Besides dealing with Averroes himself, Renan studies the development and different branches of Averroism, focusing on the Jewish, Scholastic and Paduan ones. His focus on the Paduan Averroism (16th century) in this work has meant that Renaissance philosophy was finally given a role of its own in the history of philosophy, -it is with this work that the philosophy of the Renaissance is taken seriously in the study of philosophy.""Memoirs on semitic languages and on the study of Greek in the Middle Ages were crowned by the Académie in 1848 and 1849 but do not seem to have been published. Renan's first book, published in 1852, was, in fact, ""Averroes et l'Averroïsme"" which earned him a doctorate of letters."" (PMM 352). Renan has always been admired for his sharp mind, his great abilities and courage, but for the same reasons he was feared by many. ""Dés 1852 il signalait dans la préface de son Averroës comme le trait caractéristique du dix-neuvième siècle la substitution de la méthode historique dans toutes les études relatives à l'esprit humain. Cette substitution est légitime"" mais elle serait dangereuse si elle allait jusqu'à proscrire la théologie et la métaphysique... "" (N.B.G. (1862) 51:984). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a nice contemporary red halfcalf with five raised bands to spine, with blindstamped borders to compartments. A very nice copy, also with the often lacking half-title (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared. Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer.‎

‎Vie de Jésus. - [PMM 352 - THE HISTORICAL CHRIST]‎

‎Paris, Michel Lévy Frères, 1863. Royal 8vo. Bound in a very nice contemporary red half calf with five raised bands to spine, blindstamped borders to compartments and gilt title. Light occassional brownspotting, but overall a very nice, clean and tight copy, in- as well as externally. With the half-title present (""Histoire des Origines du Christianisme. Livre premier""). (4), LIX, (1), 462 pp. + (1) leaf (colophon).‎

‎True first edition of this seminal classic on the life of Jesus, which caused an immediate scandal when it appeared - Renan's masterpiece, which constitudes the first attempt to write a biography of Jesus the man and strongly puts forth the notion that the Bible too can be subject to historical investigation and critical scrutiny. The work enraged the Roman Catholic Church but was an immediate success in most of Europe. ""In six months sixty thousand copies of the French edition had been sold and edition succeeded edition. Renan regarded the book as the first of a series on the ""Origins of Christianity"", which he continued with ""The Apostles"" (1866), ""Saint Paul"" (1869), ""The Anti-Christ"" (1873), ""The Gospels"" (1877), ""The Christian Church"" (1879) and ""Marcus Aurelius"" (1881) but none of these emulated the success of the ""Life of Jesus""... Immediate success was partly a ""succès de scandale"" but this would not have kept the book alive. It is Renan's approach to the subject and his beautiful prose that gave it lasting eminence."" (PMM 352). This groundbreaking work analyses the personality of the man Jesus, -a figure created by Renan out of his mind but based on historical sources. ""It is a pastoral idyll with the central figure a gentle, albeit oracular visionary, his power to work miracles a part of his unique personality -the son of man, but not the Son of God... In this great work it seems clear that the audience he has found was the one he sought: the general reading public rather than the limited coterie of scholars"" and there is no doubt of the fact or the degree of his success."" (PMM 352). ""C'est le livre plus célèbre d'Ernest Renan (1823-1892) et le premier volume de l'Hisoire des origines du Christianisme""... on peut considérer cette ""Vie de Jésus"" comme une oeuvre de vulgarisation: l'auteur cherche à déterminer ce qui, au point de vue ""scientifique"", est de créance dans la vie du Nazaréen?"" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Apart from causing a world-wide scandal, the work was also a world-wide success, and no matter how many harsh words can be said about the historical and religious contents of the work, there is no doubt about the fact that it influenced the destiny of Catholocism decisively and that it is a masterpiece of 19th century French literature. It is very elegantly written and is renowned for its description of the historical setting, charming descriptions of sceneries, its penetrating psychological analysis and its overall style and class. ""Il faut ajouter que la ""Vie de Jésus"" compte au nombre des livres les mieux écrits de son temps"" le charme de la peinture des paysages, le pittoresque géneralement exact des évocations historiques, l'analyse pénétrante de l'âme des personnages, des seductions du style enfin, n'ont pas été pour rien dans le succès universel de cette oeuvre."" (Laffont-Bompiani IV:681). Ernest Renan (1823-1892) was a French philologist, philosopher and historian. His father died when he was aged five, and his mother wanted him to become a priest. Until he was about 16 years old, he was trained by the Church, but due to his investigative and truth-seeking nature as well as his studies (e.g. Hebrew), he was in doubt as to the historical truth of the Scriptures, and with the help of his sister he chose his own path in life. ""He studied intensively the languages of the Bible and filled a number of minor academic positions, frequently encountering difficulties because of the heterodoxy and outspokenness of his religious opinions."" (Printing and the Mind of Man 352). In 1840 he began studying philosophy and later philology, in 1847 he took his degree as Agrégé de Philosophie and became master at the Lycée of Vendome. After having returned from a mission to Italy in the year 1850 where he gathered material for his historical-philosophical masterpiece, ""Averroës et l'Averroisme"", he was offered employment at the ""Bibliothèque Nationale"" (at the manuscript department). In 1861 he was chosen to become professor of Hebrew at the Collège de France, but because the emperor refused to ratify the appointment (inspired by the Clerical party), he was not established in the chair untill 1870. In 1878 he was elected for the Academy. Renan is considered a scolar of the greatest excellence and an impressive writer. ‎

‎L’Abbesse de Jouarre. L'édition originale de l'Abesse de Jouarre, de Renan‎

‎L’un des 25 premiers exemplaires imprimés sur papier du Japon. Paris, Calmann Lévy, 1886.In-8 de (2) ff., vi pp. de préface, (1) f., 110 pp., (1) f., (1) f.bl. Relié en plein maroquin brun janséniste à grain long, dos à nerfs, double filet doré sur les coupes, doublures de reps bordeaux ornées de nombreux filets dorés, gardes de reps bordeaux, tranches dorées, non rogné avec témoins, couvertures conservées. Reliure signée de Canape R. D. 243 x 155 mm.‎

‎Édition originale de ce roman d’Ernest Renan, l’un des 25 exemplaires de tête sur Japon. Vicaire, Manuel de l’amateur, 1032 ; Bibliothèque de Backer, 2129 ; Carteret, II, 258. « L’Abbesse de Jouarre est la seule pièce de Renan au sujet de laquelle la question d’une représentation ait été sérieusement posée. Son histoire a donc l’intérêt d’une expérience. […] Impossible d’éviter « la couleur locale » ; l’action est un épisode de la Révolution française : il faut bien jouer en costumes du temps et recréer autour des personnages le climat de la Terreur. De fait, même si la fable inventée par Renan n’est pas une histoire vraie, elle est une histoire vraisemblable. Renan insistait volontiers sur ce point qui distingue le quatrième drame des trois précédents. « Je ne connais, écrit-il un jour, aucun récit du temps de la Révolution qui présente la donnée même que j’ai essayé de mettre en action dans l’Abbesse de Jouarre. » Mais, « quant à l’état psychologique des prisons du temps de la Terreur, et au développement que prirent, dans ce milieu terrible, les intrigues amoureuses, je n’ai rien dit qui ne soit tout à fait conforme à l’histoire. Les textes sont innombrables… » Cette fable est l’aventure de Julie Constance de Saint-Florent, abbesse de Jouarre, religieuse sans la foi mais strictement fidèle à ses vœux, aventure en deux époques. Quelques jours après la bataille de Fleurus, le 25 juin 1794, Julie est en prison dans l’ancien Collège du Plessis ; elle revient du Tribunal révolutionnaire ; l’exécution est pour le prochain matin. L’homme qui l’aime et qu’elle aime, le marquis d’Arcy, est dans la même prison et sera, demain, dans la même charrette. Les vœux de l’abbesse les avaient séparés : la mort imminente les délie de tout devoir […] Or, le lendemain matin, le nom de Julie Constance de Saint-Florent n’est pas sur la liste des condamnés qui doivent partir pour l’échafaud […]. » (H. Gouhier, Renan auteur dramatique, pp. 67-87). Bel exemplaire grand de marges relié en maroquin doublé de reps bordeaux, avec les couvertures orange imprimées conservées.‎

‎Etudes d'Histoire religieuse.‎

‎ P., Michel Lévy, 1858, in-8°, xxviii-432 pp, quatrième édition revue et corrigée, reliure demi-maroquin vert, dos à 5 nerfs soulignés à froid, titres et année en queue dorés, tête dorée, couv. conservées, ex. très bien relié vers 1920 mais dos uniformément passé (tourné couleur crème) et lég. sali, plats en partie passés, qqs rousseurs, bon état, ex-libris Gabriel Puaux‎

‎Les religions de l'antiquité. L'histoire du peuple d'Israël. Les historiens critiques de Jésus. Mahomet et les origines de l'islamisme. La Vie des Saints. L'auteur de l'Imitation de Jésus-Christ. Jean Calvin. Channing et le mouvement unitaire aux Etats-Unis. M. Feuerbach et la nouvelle école hégélienne. La Tentation du Christ, par M. Ary Scheffer. — Ce recueil témoigne de la recherche que Renan n'a cessé de poursuivre et d'approfondir dans sa critique et son analyse rationnelle des phénomènes religieux. Il s'est attaché à comprendre à la fois le socle judaïque du christianisme et les premiers développements des communautés chrétiennes. Mais le travail du critique devient nécessairement histoire des idées et des courants de pensée, si bien qu'il s'élargit dans le temps et l'espace et touche Mahomet, Jean Calvin, Feuerbach... Enfin, l'aspect proprement méthodologique n'est pas absent des préoccupations de Renan qui se révèle ici l'un des premiers sociologues des religions. — "Toutes les origines sont obscures, les origines religieuses encore plus que les autres, et il n'est point d'études qui exigent plus que celles-là une grande culture intellectuelle unie à une singulière finesse d'esprit et à une haute impartialité critique. M. Ernest Renan a déjà donné plus d'une preuve remarquable de ces rares et précieuses qualités, mais jamais peut-être elles n'ont paru si réelles que dans ses études d'histoire religieuse. Plusieurs des sujets traités par M. Renan n'appartiennent point, il est vrai, à l'époque du moyen âge, objet particulier de cette revue ; nous croyons néanmoins devoir recommander à l'attention de nos lecteurs le beau travail de M. Renan sur Mahomet et les origines de l'islamisme. C'est là un des plus grands faits, sinon le plus grand de l'histoire du moyen âge, et nulle part nous ne l'avons vu étudié avec tant de pénétration et exposé d'une façon si pleine de netteté et de lumière. (...) Disons encore, tout en nous bornant au moyen âge, que d'autres morceaux de ce volume, tels que ceux sur la vie des saints et sur l'auteur de l'Imitation de Jésus-Christ, portent l'empreinte des solides et brillantes qualités qui ont déjà valu à M. Renan un rang si distingué parmi les érudits français. Il est bien rare, en effet, de trouver chez un même homme une érudition si profonde, un esprit si ingénieux et si flexible, une intelligence et un sentiment si vif des choses du passé rehaussés encore par un véritable talent d'écrivain..." (Claude Guigue, Bibliothèque de l'École des chartes, 1858) ‎