The Cult of the Self

The Cult of the Self is a trilogy of books by French author Maurice Barrès, sometimes called his trilogie du moi. The trilogy was influenced by Romanticism, and it also made an apology of the pleasure of the senses.

Background

Barrès wrote the works while living in Italy. The first book, Under the Eyes of the Barbarians, was published in 1888. The second work, A Free Man,, was published in 1889. The final book, The Garden of Berenice, was published in 1891.