Anatole France, the Nobel-prize winning French author, turns to a historical subject for this two-volume Life of Joan of Arc. Thoroughly researched with a wealth of references, he sought to bring a rationalist viewpoint to the legendary French heroine and to examine and, where necessary, overturn the superstitious additions to her history. He also hoped to counteract the Churchs interpretation of her life, as that institution was, in 1908, well on the way to declaring her a saint. Volume II deals with Joans later military campaigns, her capture, trial and execution and the events that...
Anatole France, the Nobel-prize winning French author, turns to a historical subject for this two-volume Life of Joan of Arc. Thoroughly researched wi...
Classique de l'annee 2009 dans le domaine Etudes des langues romanes - Francais - Litterature, langue: Francais, resume: BALTHASAR Magos reges fere habuit Oriens. TERTULL. En ce temps-la, Balthasar, que les Grecs ont nomme Saracin, regnait en Ethiopie. Il etait noir, mais beau de visage. Il avait l'esprit simple et le c ur genereux. La troisieme annee de son regne, qui etait la vingt-deuxieme de son age, il alla rendre visite a Balkis, reine de Saba. Le mage Sembobitis et l'eunuque Menkera l'accompagnaient. Il etait suivi de soixante-quinze chameaux, portant du cinnamome, de la myrrhe, de la...
Classique de l'annee 2009 dans le domaine Etudes des langues romanes - Francais - Litterature, langue: Francais, resume: BALTHASAR Magos reges fere ha...
Anatole France, the Nobel prize winning French author, turns to a historical subject for this two-volume Life of Joan of Arc. Thoroughly researched with a wealth of references, he sought to bring a rationalist viewpoint to the legendary French heroine and to examine and, where necessary, overturn the superstitious additions to her history. He also hoped to counteract the Church's interpretation of her life, as that institution was, in 1908, well on the way to declaring her a saint. The two original volumes of the Winifred Stephens translation are published together as one for the reader's...
Anatole France, the Nobel prize winning French author, turns to a historical subject for this two-volume Life of Joan of Arc. Thoroughly researched wi...
Nadie con mas crudeza ni con mayor elegancia que el admirable novelista frances ha observado y pintado las costumbres sociales de un pueblo. En El anillo de Amatista Anatole France cuenta, como solo el sabe hacerlo, la forma peregrina en que se nombra a un obispo.Que amargura, que hondo escepticismo se siente al acabar de leer este libro admirable.
Nadie con mas crudeza ni con mayor elegancia que el admirable novelista frances ha observado y pintado las costumbres sociales de un pueblo. En El ani...
