Maistre’s thought is emblematic of the value given to suffering by traditionalist writers after the French Revolution. In order to foster submission to divine providence, he treats punishment, war, sacrifice and prayer so as to neutralize his reader’s rationalism.
CLIL theme: 4027 -- SCIENCES HUMAINES ET SOCIALES, LETTRES -- Lettres et Sciences du langage -- Lettres -- Etudes littéraires générales et thématiques