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Journal of Henri Frédéric Amiel, a Swiss philosopher, poet and critic, published after his death and translated into English by a British novelist.
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About the Author
Born in Geneva in 1821, he was descended from a Huguenot family driven to Switzerland by the revocation of the Edict of Nantes. After losing his parents at an early age, Amiel travelled widely, became intimate with the intellectual leaders of Europe, and made a special study of German philosophy in Berlin. In 1849 he was appointed professor of aesthetics at the academy of Geneva, and in 1854 became professor of moral philosophy. These appointments, conferred by the democratic party, deprived him of the support of the aristocratic party, which comprised nearly all the culture of the city. This isolation inspired the one book by which Amiel is still known, the Journal Intime ("Private Journal"), which, published after his death, obtained a European reputation. It was translated into English by Mary A. Ward at the instigation of Mark Pattison.
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- PublisherDodo Pr
- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 1406508578
- ISBN 13 9781406508574
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages360
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