Albert Thibaudet

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Albert Thibaudet (1874, Tournus, Saône-et-Loire - 1936, Geneva) was a French essayist and literary critic. A former student of Henri Bergson, he was a professor of Jean Rousset. He taught at the University of Geneva, and was succeeded in his post by Marcel Raymond.

Career

Thibaudet's reputation increased through 1920s and 1930s, in part due to his regular articles in the Nouvelle Revue Française and his numerous books.^[1]

Works

La Campagne avec Thucydide, 1922 (on Thucydides)
Gustave Flaubert, 1922, republished, 1936
Le Bergsonisme, 1923 (on Henri Bergson)
Physiologie de la critique, 1930
Les idées politiques en France, 1931

References

↑ Wellek, René (1992). A History of Modern Criticism: French, Italian and Spanish criticism, 1900-1950. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300054514.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 66474063 LCCN: n85044552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2137 1925 GND: 118801929 SUDOC: 027159957 BNF: cb11926402h HDS: 41471

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Name	Thibaudet, Albert
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Short description	French writer
Date of birth	1874
Place of birth
Date of death	1936
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