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CIRCLE FRANCAIS LECTURES. I. "La Bretagne; la terre et la race," M. Le Braz, Sanders Theatre, 4.30 P. M. Admission by ticket only till 4.25; after that hour open to the public...
CERCLE FRANCAIS LECTURES. H. "Le genie breton; lest rapports avec le genie des autres peuples celtiques," M. Le Braz, Sanders Theatre, 4.30 P. M. Admission by ticket only till 4.25; after that hour open to the public...
...Braz is the ninth distinguished Frenchman to deliver the lectures which were founded by James Hazen Hyde '98. He is a native of Brittany, and a profound student of the customs and of the Celtic literature of the province. He has contributed largely to the French daily papers and to several of the leading periodicals, and has produced a number of books, several of which have been crowned by the French Academy. His most important works are: "La Chanson de la Bretagne," "La Legende de La Mort en Basse Bretagne," and "Paques d'Islande...
...eight lectures will cover the ground of M. Le Braz's researches and offer a varies choice of subjects relating to the land of Brittany. Commencing with a description of Brittary and the bretons the course will discuss the relation of the breton genius to that of other Celtic peoples the breton literature Brittany's part in French history; and the influence which Brittany has exerted over such famous writers as Chateaubriand, Renan, Michelet, Flaubert, Taine, and Loti, concluding with an estimate of the Celtic Renaissance on French literature...
After delivering his lectures here M. Le Braz will start o a tour of lectures to be given in various cities of the country under the auspices of the Alliance Francaise...