August 17, 1855 - Renan’s conference in Quimper

Journal: Études renaniennes - Littérature – Philosophie – Histoire des Religions
2022, n° 122. Lectures de Rosmapamon
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Abstract: Renan’s conference of Quimper (1885) is a debonair and ironic celebration of the Breton race, a race of travellers, spontaneously religious, idealistic without being fanatical and connoted by a spirit of moderation and sacrifice. From the “long dark rows of peasants and sailors” of Brittany, “a vast depth of unconsciousness”, finally rises the genius, Renan himself, for redeeming his entire race.
Number of pages: 215
ISBN: 978-2-406-14577-6
ISSN: 2540-3303
DOI: 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-14577-6.p.0133
Publisher: Classiques Garnier
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Keyword: Renan, Quimper, celebration, irony, Breton race, religion, moderation, sacrifice, “depth of unconsciousness”, genius, redemption