Romanticismo en la segunda mitad del siglo XVIII: Soirées de mélancolie de Loaisel de Tréogate

Abstract

Between Rousseau and Chateaubriand, Loaisel de Tréogate (1752-1812) is one of those sentimental and moralistic novelists from the second half of the 18^th century promoting sensibility and sensitivity. We deem the study of Loaisel de Tréogate and his work interesting, where forerunner traits helping to formulate the 19^th century Romanticism can be found. Through the ana­lysis of the different stories making up the Soirées de mélancolie (1777), which is a significant work of this period, we show that Loaisel de Tréogate deserves to be called Romantic writer, along with the great Romantic authors of the 19^th century.