Le Droit Du Seigneur: Comedie En Vers (1763)
| AUTHOR | Voltaire |
| PUBLISHER | Kessinger Publishing (09/10/2010) |
| PRODUCT TYPE | Paperback (Paperback) |
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Le Droit Du Seigneur: Comdie En Vers (1763) de Voltaire est une pice de thtre en vers qui se droule dans la France mdivale. L'intrigue tourne autour du droit du seigneur, une pratique o les seigneurs avaient le droit de coucher avec les femmes de leurs serfs le jour de leur mariage. La pice suit les personnages de la jeune marie, son mari, le seigneur et son intendant, qui cherchent tous naviguer dans les consquences de cette pratique controverse. Voltaire utilise la comdie pour critiquer la socit fodale et les abus de pouvoir qui en dcoulent. La pice est crite dans un style lgant et potique, avec des dialogues humoristiques et des personnages hauts en couleur. Le Droit Du Seigneur est une uvre importante de la littrature franaise du XVIIIe sicle et un exemple de la faon dont le thtre a t utilis pour critiquer les normes sociales de l'poque.This Book Is In French.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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ISBN-13:
9781167477157
ISBN-10:
1167477154
Binding:
Paperback or Softback (Trade Paperback (Us))
Content Language:
French
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Page Count:
124
Carton Quantity:
72
Product Dimensions:
6.00 x 0.26 x 9.00 inches
Weight:
0.39 pound(s)
Country of Origin:
US
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Literary Collections | European - French
Literary Collections | General
Literary Collections | American - General
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Le Droit Du Seigneur: Comdie En Vers (1763) de Voltaire est une pice de thtre en vers qui se droule dans la France mdivale. L'intrigue tourne autour du droit du seigneur, une pratique o les seigneurs avaient le droit de coucher avec les femmes de leurs serfs le jour de leur mariage. La pice suit les personnages de la jeune marie, son mari, le seigneur et son intendant, qui cherchent tous naviguer dans les consquences de cette pratique controverse. Voltaire utilise la comdie pour critiquer la socit fodale et les abus de pouvoir qui en dcoulent. La pice est crite dans un style lgant et potique, avec des dialogues humoristiques et des personnages hauts en couleur. Le Droit Du Seigneur est une uvre importante de la littrature franaise du XVIIIe sicle et un exemple de la faon dont le thtre a t utilis pour critiquer les normes sociales de l'poque.This Book Is In French.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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Author:
Voltaire
Voltaire (Francois-Marie Arouet) (1694--1778) was one of the key thinkers of the European Enlightenment. Of his many works, "Candide" remains the most popular.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
Peter Constantine was awarded the 1998 PEN Translation Award for "Six Early Stories "by Thomas Mann and the 1999 National Translation Award for "The Undiscovered Chekhov: Forty-three New Stories." Widely acclaimed for his recent translation of the complete works of Isaac Babel, he also translated Gogol's "Taras Bulba" and Tolstoy's "The Cossacks "for the Modern Library. His translations of fiction and poetry have appeared in many publications, including "The New Yorker, Harper's," and "Paris Review. "He lives in New York City.
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