Résultats pour "Anatole France" dans Littérature et fiction

Anatole France (1844-1924) was a French poet, journalist, and novelist who wrote several best sellers. The Revolt of the Angels is a mischievous take on the theology of modern society; it chronicles the thoughts of Arcade, a lowly guardian angel, as he discovers the ugly truths of his divine master in the library of his human charge As Maurice, the young man abandoned by Arcade, struggles to get his guardian back, one gets a view of a wide variety of the author’s artistic personalities, most of whom are fallen angels.

First published in 1908, and widely regraded as his masterpiece, Penguin Island is Anatole France's most searching and satirical novel. A humorous critique of customs and laws, rituals and rites, its subject is human nature, but its characters are penguins in the mythical land of Penguinia. The story of the strutting penguins and their virtues and vices is not merely a burlesque allegory of French history, it is a satire of the history of mankind. With gentle yet biting irony, France challenges the Spencerian belief in the ultimate perfectibility of man, though his irony reveals his sympathy for man's weaknesses and his need for social institutions.

Nous sommes en 1793, Évariste Gamelin, un jeune peintre parisien, sensible à l'injustice et généreux, devient juré au tribunal révolutionnaire, et va franchir peu à peu, sous le prétexte de protéger la révolution de divers complots, la frontière qui sépare le juste de l'ignoble, le bon de l'exécrable, le légitime du totalitaire.Son amour pour Élodie, la fille de son marchand d'estampes, accentue l'aspect paradoxal de la montée d'une cruauté inspirée par des idées politiques a priori généreuses.

French literature may be said to begin with the ninth century "Song of Roland," and it has since then churned out masterpiece after masterpiece in every century right up to the present. Beginning with Balzac and Dumas in the early part of the nineteenth century and proceeding to Sartre and Camus at the midpoint of the twentieth, the stories in this collection showcase the talents of some of the greatest French masters of the short story.

Anatole France reinventa la oscura fábula de un noble con un secreto sangriento. El castillo de Barba Azul esconde un misterio que ninguna de sus esposas ha vivido para contar. Con cada nueva esposa, resurge la esperanza de un amor verdadero y la ominosa sombra de la curiosidad. Pero, ¿puede el amor vencer al miedo? ¿Puede la verdad oculta ser más deslumbrante que la leyenda más negra? En esta retorcida y cautivadora versión, France desentraña el corazón humano, confrontando nuestros deseos más profundos y nuestros temores más oscuros.

Love has many forms, many needs. Some fall into the dark, into the shadows. Forbidden love has connotations of desire, of possession but also of matters far more unsavoury. It’s a delicate facet of love that our classic authors explain with careful words and superbly crafted narratives.

Penguin Island is Anatole France’s most searching and satirical novel. A humorous critique of customs and laws, rituals and rites, its subject is human nature, but its characters are penguins in the mythical land of Penguinia. The story of the strutting penguins and their virtues and vices is not merely a burlesque allegory of French history, but a satire of the history of mankind.

I 1700-talets Paris arbetar huvudpersonen Jacques som stekvändare i sin fars stekstuga Drottning Gåsfot. När stekstugan en dag får besök av abbé Coignard får Jacques ett erbjudande: mot fri mat ska abbén undervisa honom i latin, grekiska och kristendom. Det visar sig att den försupne abbén har minst sagt okonventionella föreställningar om vad ett kristet leverne innebär. Tillsammans stöter de på en mängd bisarra figurer, alla med sina egna säregna idéer om samhället, livet och historien. Drottning Gåsfot är nobelpristagaren Anatole Frances mest älskade och spridda verk.

Anatole France (1844 - 1924) was a leading French poet and writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1921. "In the Reign of Terror" is a short story describing a daring spur of the moment escape by an aristocratic woman, when the mob appears at her door, seeking a neighbour who they wish to drag off to the guillotine.

This work vividly examines the lives of artists, nobles, commoners, and members of the Revolutionary Tribunal during the Reign of Terror in Paris. It is through our protagonist that we see how increasing power corrupts ever increasingly. And casting her dark shadow over all is Madame Guillotine.

Mademoiselle Jeanne, drawn by curiosity and the allure of mystery, attends a midnight Mass at the village church, said to be haunted by spirits of the departed. As the night unfolds, the air grows thick with a palpable sense of dread, and the shadows of the past emerge to claim their presence among the living. In the dim candlelight, ghostly figures and ethereal whispers fill the sacred space, weaving an eerie tapestry of fear and fascination. As Jeanne witnesses the ethereal procession, she is confronted with the haunting reality of mortality and the power of faith.

Anatole France est un écrivain français, considéré comme l'un des plus grands de l'époque de la Troisième République, dont il a également été un des plus importants critiques littéraires. Il devient une des consciences les plus significatives de son temps en s'engageant en faveur de nombreuses causes sociales et politiques du début du XXe siècle. Il reçoit le prix Nobel de littérature pour l'ensemble de son œuvre en 1921.

In questo terzo libro della Storia contemporanea, il signor Bergeret si riconcilia finalmente con la vita. Diventato professore titolare, acquisita la dolce compagnia di un cane, continua, fra riflessioni filosofiche e prese di posizioni politiche del tutto scomode riguardanti l’affare Dreyfus, ad accompagnarci nel viaggio di questa Francia in cui governi radicali e conservatori si alternano, e in cui l’antisemitismo viene considerato patriottico.

In questo secondo volume della tetralogia della Storia contemporanea, che segue “L’olmo del Mail”, troviamo il signor Bergeret impegnato in discussioni politiche sulla corruzione dei funzionari della Repubblica e su questioni di morale cristiana e non, mentre, nella sua vita domestica (di cui il manichino di vimini è ingrato simbolo), egli acquisisce “l’inestimabile vantaggio di essere tradito”.Cornice musicale: A real slow rag, di Scott Joplin.

Anatole France is een Franse schrijver, beschouwd als een van de grootste van het tijdperk van de Derde Republiek, ook was hij een van de grootste literaire critici. Hij werd één van de meest significante geweten van zijn tijd door het aantrekken van vele oorzaken sociale en vroege twintigste eeuw beleid. Hij ontving de Nobelprijs voor zijn gehele oeuvre in 1921.

In questo quarto volume della tetralogia della Storia contemporanea, il signor Bergeret, promosso docente alla Sorbona, si trasferisce a Parigi con la sorella e la figlia Paolina. Con la sorella esplora il proprio passato, incontrato casualmente nella sua vecchia casa d’infanzia, sfitta e rovinata; con la figlia acquista una brillante ascoltatrice dei suoi discorsi filosofici, divenuti, finalmente, ottimisti.

Anatole France (1844 – 1924), è stato uno scrittore francese, Premio Nobel per la letteratura nell'anno 1921. Nel 1896 iniziò a scrivere la Tetralogia della storia contemporanea, composto di quattro romanzi, di cui questo è il primo. I romanzi hanno per protagonista il signor Bergeret, modesto e disilluso, ma colto e arguto professore di un liceo di provincia, attraverso i cui occhi France descrive la società del suo tempo.

I 1700-tallets Paris arbejder Jacques på sin fars restaurant, hvor han en dag møder en mærkelig abbed. Abbeden tilbyder Jacques kost og logi, hvis den unge dreng vil lade abbeden undervise ham i græsk, latin og kristendom. Det lyder mærkeligt, men alligevel tager Jacques imod tilbuddet. Det viser sig imidlertid, at abbeden har en lettere aparte tilgang til kristendommen og samfundet som helhed. Sammen kommer de ud for lidt af hvert og møder de mest mærkværdige eksistenser.

Anatole France creo una de las grandes novelas, que sobre el fondo de los anos posteriores a la Revolucion Francesa y el desarrollo del Terror, muestra un punto de vista diferente sobre ese hecho historico. El protagonista de la obra, el pintor Evaristo Gamelin, revolucionario ferviente, se ven envuelto en los torbellinos de los hechos y acaba sacrificando en vano su vida.

Nous vous proposons ici, avec Kim Vinter, de faire connaissance avec "Putois", jardinier irréel né d'un mensonge, mais dont l'influence sur les habitants d'une petite ville est, elle, bien réelle. Ou bien avec ce "Petit soldat de plomb" qui s'anime dans une vitrine et qui raconte des souvenirs de guerre sujets à controverse. Quant à "Edmée", elle est l'héroïne d'un conte corrosif qui s'émancipe allégrement des poncifs du genre.