{"product_id":"2026200006953-secondhand-sainte-beuve","title":"Sainte-Beuve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good. Jacket: No dust jacket - cloth\/board in fair condition. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Binding intact, book opens flat. Stickers\/Labels: None visible. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis elegant literary biography presents the life and critical legacy of Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve, the nineteenth-century French writer widely regarded as one of the greatest literary critics in the history of Western literature. Harold Nicolson chronicles Sainte-Beuve's intellectual journey through the salons and publishing houses of Paris, illuminating his complex relationships with the leading figures of French Romanticism, including Victor Hugo and Chateaubriand. With the precision of a scholar and the wit of a diplomat, Nicolson argues that Sainte-Beuve's method of criticism — grounding literary judgment in the biographical and psychological study of the author — transformed the way literature is read and evaluated. The work stands as both a tribute to a towering intellectual figure and a masterful study of the relationship between a critic's life and his art.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48888005001435,"sku":"2026200006953-SECONDHAND","price":15.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/254d536f-fa36-4c92-8501-d983810ac877.png?v=1781752265","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006953-secondhand-sainte-beuve","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}