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The twelfth volume of the Correspondance générale comprises more than 400 letters written in 1821¿1822, two years of intense parliamentary and journalistic activity for Constant. Like the previous volumes, it offers unique insights into the intellectual and political life of the time, as well as into Constant¿s relationships with his friends and family.

The volume 20 of the Complete Works comprises the 4th part of On Religion, dedicated to a comparison of sacerdotal and non-sacerdotal polytheism. In addition to the original text from 1830, the edition features a complete critical apparatus, information on the text genesis, as well as unpublished sources and work documents that give an idea of the challenges Constant encountered while writing this book, between 1827 and 1830.

This XIIIth volume comprises all the articles published by Benjamin Constant in 1819¿1820, that is almost 120 contributions. Featured in the most influential liberal newspapers of the time (La Minerve française, La Renommée, Le Courrier français...), these texts shed light on an essential but little known aspect of Constant's political and intellectual commitment under the French Restauration.

This volume contains Books VI¿VIII ofDe laReligion. These books cover the constitutive elements of sacerdotal polytheism (VI), the constitutive elements of non-sacerdotal polytheism (VII), and the Homeric poems (VIII). They occupy a key position in the economy of the work as a whole by contrasting the two forms of polytheism. In addition, this volume includes an interesting discussion of the so-called ¿Homer Question.¿

This tenth volume of the Correspondance générale, which covers the years 1816¿1818, is a valuable document on the intellectual life of the period as well as on the relations of Benjamin Constant with his friends and family, on his literary activities (particularly, during a sojourn in England, the publication of Adolphe) and on his career as publicist and champion of political and civil liberties, after his return to Paris in September 1816.

This volume contains the first of five volumes of Constant¿s De la Religion. It comprises two books with a different thematic focus: book one presents an outline of the ¿sentiment religieux¿, while book 2 deals with questions of fetishism. It also makes accessible all available documents relating to the publication of this first volume as well as the first ever edition of Constant¿s Carnet de notes depuis le 29 septembre 1824.

This volume contains the Mélanges de littérature et de politique, published by Constant in 1829, one year before his death. This work, composed of 20 chapters, has often been considered to be his testament, or at least a representative overview of 40 years of writing on various political, literary, historical, religious, and philosophical topics. The volume also provides a number of hitherto unpublished documents as well as appendices.

This critical edition presents the work of Benjamin Constant, author, religious historian and political thinker, in all its uniqueness and diversity. It includes the author's voluminous correspondence. The Collected Works comprise two series, the first containing his works, the second his correspondence. Both series are arranged chronologically. Each volume includes chronological surveys, surveys, a bibliography and an index.

This volume makes accessible Benjamin Constant¿s major political treatise, which was the basis for his political actions and the development of his political writings. His Principes de politique became one of the decisive starting points of European liberalism. The book contains 1906 tenets of Constant¿s political philosophy, which evolved over a lengthy period. Principes de politique remained unpublished for a long time. The critical apparatus elucidates the genesis of the work and also its reception in the political theory of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Adolphe is just past the his coming-of-age, but has a much more room to grow. As the son of a government official, Adolphe has a privilege of comfortable wealth and access to a good education, however, he feels trapped in routine, boredom, and a bleak world. Shaped by his childhood, Adolphe has a melancholy outlook on life, turning him into an introverted young man. After he graduates from college, Adolphe struggles to find fulfillment, so he travels to Germany for an adventure. There, he feels overwhelmed and displeased by the stupidity he perceives from society, earning him a reputation for an unpleasant wit. While he is just looking for fun, Adolphe meets Ellénore, a thirty-two-year-old Polish refugee. Though she has a husband and two kids, Adolphe is enamored by her. As if it were a game, Adolphe is dedicated to seducing Ellénore, but soon finds himself deeply in love with her. They engage in an illicit affair, riddled with jealousy, secrets, and lust. Despite these qualities, and that Ellénore is ten years older than Adolphe and married, they share a significant love for each other. However, they are quickly shunned from society when their affair is made public, causing Adolphe to worry that their relationship could affect his future endeavors. When Ellénore makes the sacrifice of leaving her family behind to fully commit to him, Adolphe must decide if he is willy to do the same for her. When Adolphe was first released in 1816, it invited controversy due to the resemblance to Benjamin Constant¿s own romantic affairs. Since then, Benjamin Constant¿s Adolphe piques readers interests with its passionate romance and complicated protagonist. Adolphe¿s indecisive immaturity invokes strong emotions from audiences, both sympathetic and critical. With elements of a coming-of-age story and philosophical observations, this romantic novel appeals to a wide range of audiences, engaging readers with its eclectic genre and themes that prove to still be relatable to a contemporary audience. This edition of Benjamin Constant¿s Adolphe is perfect for a modern reader. With an eye-catching cover design and a stylish font, Adolphe by Benjamin Constant has been restored for the 21st century.

Frontmatter -- Inhalt des zweiten Bandes -- Drittes Buch. Von den Ursachen, welche die Vergrößerung der Priestergewalt begünstigen, sobald das menschliche Geschlecht, zu der Gesittung überzugehcn beginnt -- Erstes Capitel. Inhalt dieses Buches -- Zweites Capitel. Von dem gesellschaftlichen Zustande, der zunächst an den Zustand der Wildheit gränzt -- Drittes Capitel. Von den Ursachen, die nur zufällig zur Vergrößerung der Priestergewalt beitragen konnten -- Viertes Capitel. Bon derjenigen Ursache, die, so oft sie vorhanden ist, dem Priesterthume große Gewalt verleiht -- Fünftes Capitel. Thatsachen zur Begründung der obigen Behauptungen -- Sechstes Capitel. Von zwei scheinbaren 'oder wirklichen Ausnahmen -- Siebtes Capitel. Don der verschiedenen Einrichtung und Form der Priestergewalt -- Achtes Capitel. Von der Eintheilung in Kasten -- Neuntes Capitel. Won den Priesterschaften, welche die Stelle der Kasten vertreten -- Zehntes Capitel. Bon den Vorrechten, die dem Priesterthume bei den Völkern', die es unterjocht hat, zustehen -- Viertes Buch. Von dem Einflüsse der Nebenursachen auf die Ausdehnung der Priester, gemalt -- Erstes Capitel. Aufzählung dieser Ursachen -- Zweites Capitel. Wom Himmelsstriche -- Drittes Capitel. Non der Fruchtbarkeit oder Unfruchtbarkeit des Bodens -- Viertes Capitel. Don der Nothwendigkeit körperlicher Arbeiten für das physische Bestehen der Gesellschaften -- Fünftes Capitel. Don den Erscheinungen, welche Staunen oder Schrekken erregen können -- Sechstes Capitel. Von dem Einflüsse der Stimmung und der gewöhnlichen Beschäftigungen der Völker -- Siebtes Capitel. Won der Wirkung der großen Staatsbedrängnisse -- Achtes Capitel. Won der Wirkung der Auswanderungen -- Neuntes Capitel. Don dem Kampfe der politischen und kriegerischen Gewalt gegen die Gewalt des Priesterthums -- Zehntes Capitel. Fortsetzung -- Eilftes Capitel. Nöthige Erklärung über das von den Juden Gesagte -- Zwölftes Capitel. Daß der Kampf des Pricsterthums mit der zeitlichen Gewalt sich zum Vortheile des ersteren endigen müsse, sobald der Grundsatz der Priestergewalt anerkannt ist -- Dreizehntes Capitel. Rechtfertigung des Vorhergehenden -- Fünftes Buch. Von der geringen Gewalt des Priesterthums bei den Völkern, welche weder die Gestirne noch die Elemente v erehrten -- Erstes Capitel. Die beringe Gewalt der Priester bei den Völkern, denen die Verehrung der Gestirne fremd war, beweist die Geschichte der ersten Zeiten Griechenland's -- Zweites Capitel. ES ist gleichwohl möglich, daß die Griechen vor der Heldenzeit Körperschaften von Priestern unterworfen waren -- Drittes Capitel. Von der Religion und dem Priesterthume der ersten Zeiten Griechenlands, nach dem Zeugnisse der Griechischen Geschichtschreiber -- Viertes Capitel. Won dem Einflüsse der Niederlassun« gen auf den Gesellschaftszustand und die Religion Griechenland's -- Fünftes Capitel. Won den Abänderungen, welchen der unabhängige Geist Griechenland's alles, was vom Auslande zu ihm kam, unterwarf -- Sechstes Capitel. Wahre Grundbestandtheile des Griechischen Polptheisms -- Siebtes Capitel. Ergebniß

This riverrun edition publishes Walker's translation and Constant's preface in a new edition here for the first time since 1817