Chateaubriand: Sincerity or Hypocrisy in Faith?

It is believed that the similitude between François-René de Chateaubriand and René is immense. To identify René’s position towards religion which is obvious in René and Christian Genius, it is better to return to his creator. There is disagreement about his sincerity and this object has aroused polemics. However, attention to the content as well as socio-politic motivations is considered necessary. Chateaubriand creates René in an original way and as his own tragic image in conflict with modernity. In this writing, he tries to return to the savage state and far away from civilized Europe. He appraises Christianity but this is also due to the political situation of France at that period. In this article, the ambiguity of religious thoughts and the influence of historical and political events in Christian Genius are studied. Chateaubriand’s interest to Christianity is because of his true faith or it is effectually the influence of the events. How does he develop the question of religion as an apologist? His appreciation is sincere or hypocrite? These two writings are studied according to historic and political situations.