"Literary Portraits, Volume I" is the first collection of essays by the French literary critic and writer Charles Augustin Saint-Beau, in which he examines and analyzes the works of prominent French writers, poets, and philosophers. In her portraits, Saint-Bev reveals not only the style and creative path of each author, but also penetrates their souls, revealing their ideas, motivations and inner conflicts. This book is an important source for understanding French literature of the 19th century and the author's own views on what makes works literary masterpieces."