Complete Works of Hippolyte Taine

The Complete Works of Hippolyte TaineHippolyte Adolphe Taine was a French critic and historian. He was the chief theoretical influence of French naturalism, a major proponent of sociological positivism and one of the first practitioners of historicist criticism. Literary historicism as a critical movement has been said to originate with him.This collection includes the following:The Origins of Contemporary France, CompleteA Tour Through The PyreneesThe Philosophy of ArtHistory of English Literature, Complete