| Author: | Ernest Renan | ISBN: | 9781411458444 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble | Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble | Language: | English |
| Author: | Ernest Renan |
| ISBN: | 9781411458444 |
| Publisher: | Barnes & Noble |
| Publication: | October 18, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Barnes & Noble |
| Language: | English |
A leading French scholar tells of his extraordinary life in this 1883 memoir. Born to a family of fishermen, Renan was educated at the ecclesiastical seminary in his home town; developed a questioning mind and a passion for philosophy, Catholicism, and mathematics; helped define the modern notion of nationhood; and published his controversial Life of Jesus.
A leading French scholar tells of his extraordinary life in this 1883 memoir. Born to a family of fishermen, Renan was educated at the ecclesiastical seminary in his home town; developed a questioning mind and a passion for philosophy, Catholicism, and mathematics; helped define the modern notion of nationhood; and published his controversial Life of Jesus.
