Complex sentence: Dauphiné was one of the first of the provinces of France to be touched by the revolutionary ideals, and Barnave was one of the first to give voice to the general feeling, in a pamphlet entitled "Esprit des édüs enregistrés militairement le 20 mai 1788".
Split into simpler sentences: Dauphiné was one of the first of the provinces of France to be touched by revolutionary ideals. He explained his political position in a pamphlet entitled "Esprit des édüs enregistrés militairement le 20 mai 1788".