Tell me who admires and loves you,
And I will tell you who you are.
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve Quotes
One is always of his age and especially he who least appears so.
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| Birth: | 23rd December, 1804 |
| Death: | 13th October, 1869 |
| Nationality: | French |
| Profession: | Critic, Historian, Poet, Writer |
About
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve was born in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. He was a literary critic of French literature. He studied medicine at the Collège Charlemagne in Paris. In 1828, he served in the St Louis Hospital. Sainte-Beuve published collections of poems and the partly autobiographical novel Volupté in 1834. His articles and essays were collected the volumes Port-Royal and Portraits littéraires. After several books of poetry and a couple of failed novels, Sainte-Beuve began to do literary research, of which the most important publication resulting is Port-Royal.
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