LACRETELLE (Jean Charles-Dominique de), known as Lacretelle - Lot 130

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LACRETELLE (Jean Charles-Dominique de), known as Lacretelle - Lot 130
LACRETELLE (Jean Charles-Dominique de), known as Lacretelle the younger (Metz, 1766 - Paris, 1855) Lawyer, journalist and historian. Member of the Académie française (elected in 1811). One of the first historians to propose a structured reading of the French Revolution, which he both witnessed and analyzed. Autograph letter signed, "Lacretelle", addressed to Jean-Philibert Damiron. S.l.n.d. [January 1, 1841]. 1 page in-8, with suscription, stamp and postmarks. Slight loss of paper at the opening fold, without damage to the text. Important letter on the intellectual convergence between history and philosophy Lacretelle addresses a particularly significant letter of thanks to his correspondent, the philosopher Jean-Philibert Damiron (1794-1862), professor at the Faculté des lettres in Paris. In it, he warmly welcomed Damiron's opening address, which he described as "one of the most beautiful and above all most useful" delivered at the Faculté. Above all, he underlines the deep affinity of thought that unites them: "I was delighted to find there a perfect sympathy with the opinions and sentiments I have expressed in my philosophical execution..." Lacretelle insists on this community of ideas between historian and philosopher, evoking a natural convergence towards the same intellectual goal, without prior consultation: "...we conspired towards the same goal, you with the authority and power of the master, and I with the zeal of a convinced pupil..." Interest A particularly interesting document for several reasons: letter addressed to a major philosopher of the University of Paris, a figure of spiritualist eclecticism; direct testimony to the dialogue between historiography and philosophy under the July Monarchy; illustration of the contemporary reception of academic works; a revealing text of Lacretelle's intellectual posture, at the crossroads of history and political thought. This letter sheds light on how historians of the post-revolutionary generation perceived their role: not only as narrators of the past, but also as actors in a philosophical debate on society and its principles. Context Lacretelle le jeune is considered one of the first historians to attempt a reasoned synthesis of the French Revolution, from a perspective that is both liberal and moderate. His correspondent, Damiron, belonged to the so-called "eclectic" philosophical school around Victor Cousin, which dominated higher education at the time. Their exchange testifies to the permeability between these two intellectual spheres.
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