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Les Illuminés
''Les Illuminés, ou Les Précurseurs du Socialisme'' is a collection of narratives or essays by the French poet and author Gérard de Nerval published in 1852. In 2022, a complete translation by Peter Valente was published by Wakefield Press under the title ''The Illuminated, or The Precursors of Socialism: Tales and Portraits''. The book consists of six narratives relating the adventures and mishaps of historical figures whose lives reflected different aspects of Nerval’s own experiences. It is a male counterpart to his '' Les Filles du feu''. The concerns of socialism in the eighteenth century and the French Revolution underline most of the narratives. Contents * "La Bibliothèque de Mon Oncle," a short introduction * "Le Roi de Bicêtre" * "Histoire de l’Abbé de Bucquoy" * "Les Confidences de Nicolas" * " Jacques Cazotte", a French writer, author of '' The Devil in Love'', unjustly guillotined during the French revolution at the age of 72. He inspired E. T. A. Hoff ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gérard De Nerval
Gérard de Nerval (; 22 May 1808 – 26 January 1855), the pen name of the French writer, poet, and translator Gérard Labrunie, was a French essayist, poet, translator, and travel writer. He was a major figure during the era of French romanticism, and best known for his novellas and poems, especially the collection ''Les Filles du feu'' (''The Daughters of Fire''), which included the novella ''Sylvie (novel), Sylvie'' and the poem "El Desdichado". Through his translations, Nerval played a major role in introducing French readers to the works of German Romantic authors, including Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Klopstock, Friedrich Schiller, Schiller, Gottfried August Bürger, Bürger and Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Goethe. His later work merged poetry and journalism in a fictional context and influenced Marcel Proust. His last novella, ''Aurélia ou le rêve et la vie'', influenced André Breton and Surrealism. Biography Early life Gérard Labrunie was born in Paris on 22 May 180 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Filles Du Feu
''Les Filles du feu'' (, ''The Daughters of Fire'') is a collection of short prose works, poetry and a play published by the French poet Gérard de Nerval in January 1854, a year before his death. During 1853, Nerval had suffered three nervous breakdowns and spent five months in an asylum. He saw ''Les Filles du feu'' as an opportunity to show the public, his friends and his father that he was sane, though except for the introduction all of the pieces in ''Les Filles du feu'' had been published previously: "Angélique" in ''Les Faux Saulniers'' (1850), "Sylvie" in ''La Revue des Deux Mondes'' (1853), and "Émilie", "Jemmy", "Isis" and "Octavie" in diverse reviews. The precise meaning of the title, which Nerval chose just before publication, is uncertain. Scholars have identified its source as the ceremonies of Irish vestal virgins described in Michelet's ''Histoire de France'' (1833) or a poem in a novel by Alexandre Dumas, ''La Tulipe noire'' (1850). Introduction ''Les Filles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jacques Cazotte
Jacques Cazotte (; 17 October 1719 – 25 September 1792) was a French author and a monarchist. He predicted the Reign of Terror and was guillotined shortly after. Life Born in Dijon, he was educated by the Jesuits. Cazotte then worked for the French Ministry of the Marine and at the age of 27 he obtained a public office at Martinique.''The Arabian nights : A Companion''. by Robert Irwin. London, Allen Lane, 1994, (pp. 260–5). It was not until his return to Paris in 1760 with the rank of commissioner-general that he made his public debut as an author. His first attempts, a mock romance and a coarse song, gained so much popularity, both in the Court and among the people, that he was encouraged to try something more ambitious. He accordingly produced his romance, ''Les Prouesses inimitables d'Ollivier, marquis d'Edesse''. Cazotte wrote a number of fantastic oriental tales, such as his children's fairy tale ''La patte du chat'' (''The Cat's Paw'', 1741) and the humorous ''Mille ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Le Diable Amoureux
''The Devil in Love'' (, 1772) is an occult romance by Jacques Cazotte which tells of a demon, or devil, who falls in love with a young Spanish nobleman named Don Alvaro, an amateur human dabbler, and attempts, in the guise of a young woman, to win his affections. French critic Pierre-Georges Castex, P.G. Castex has described ''The Devil In Love'' as "the very initiator of the modern fantasy story". Canadian critic Carlo Testa has described ''The Devil In Love'' (in review of Stephen Sartarelli's 1993 translation) as a "Terminus post quem, terminus a quo" in the history of the demonic subgenre". The ''Le Diable amoureux'' started a literary style known as ''fantastique'', where surreal events intrude on reality and the reader is left guessing whether the events actually occurred or were merely the product of the character's imagination. Plot Don Alvaro, a young but wise man, invokes Satan. Upon seeing the young Alvaro, Satan falls in love with him and assumes the appearance o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Nodier
Jean Charles Emmanuel Nodier (; 29 April 1780 – 27 January 1844) was a French author and librarian who introduced a younger generation of Romanticists to the ''conte fantastique'', gothic literature, and vampire tales. His dream related writings influenced the later works of Gérard de Nerval. Early years He was born at Besançon in France, near the border with Switzerland. His father, on the outbreak of the French Revolution, was appointed mayor of Besançon and consequently chief police magistrate, and seems to have become an instrument of the tyranny of the Jacobins without sharing their principles. But his son was for a time an ardent citizen, and is said to have been a Jacobin Club member at the age of twelve. In 1793 Charles saved the life of a lady guilty of sending money to an ''émigré'', declaring to his father that if she were condemned he would take his own life. He was sent to Strasbourg, where he studied with Eulogius Schneider, the notorious Jacobin and publ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel André Aucler
Gabriel André Aucler (mid 1700s–1815) was a French lawyer who after the French Revolution adopted the name Quintus Nautius and tried to reestablish pagan religiosity with himself as its leader. He created religious clothing for himself and conducted pagan rites at his house. He published a book in 1799, ''La Thréicie'', which presents his religious views. His teachings became the subject of an essay by Gérard de Nerval, included in ''Les Illuminés'' in 1852. Early life and professional career Gabriel André Aucler was born in Argenton-en-Berry in the middle of the 18th century. He became a lawyer by profession. Pagan revivalism Aucler admired ancient Greece and ancient Rome and became a strong supporter of the French Revolution, which he viewed as a way to recreate an ancient republic. During the French First Republic, he became known for his attempt to reinstate paganism. He began to call himself Quintus Nautius, claimed to descend from an ancient Roman priest family a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1852 Books
Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed. * Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the British Roman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor. * Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus. * Commodus drains Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to support his pleasures. He participates as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Essay Collections
An essay ( ) is, generally, a piece of writing that gives the author's own argument, but the definition is vague, overlapping with those of a Letter (message), letter, a term paper, paper, an article (publishing), article, a pamphlet, and a short story. Essays have been sub-classified as formal and informal: formal essays are characterized by "serious purpose, dignity, logical organization, length," whereas the informal essay is characterized by "the personal element (self-revelation, individual tastes and experiences, confidential manner), humor, graceful style, rambling structure, unconventionality or novelty of theme," etc. Essays are commonly used as literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. Almost all modern essays are written in prose, but works in Poetry, verse have been dubbed essays (e.g., Alexander Pope's ''An Essay on Criticism'' and ''An Essay on Man''). While brevity usual ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1852 Essays
Year 185 ( CLXXXV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Lascivius and Atilius (or, less frequently, year 938 ''Ab urbe condita''). The denomination 185 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Domini calendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years. Events By place Roman Empire * Nobles of Britain demand that Emperor Commodus rescind all power given to Tigidius Perennis, who is eventually executed. * Publius Helvius Pertinax is made governor of Britain and quells a mutiny of the British Roman legions who wanted him to become emperor. The disgruntled usurpers go on to attempt to assassinate the governor. * Tigidius Perennis, his family and many others are executed for conspiring against Commodus. * Commodus drains Rome's treasury to put on gladiatorial spectacles and confiscates property to support his pleasures. He participates as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
French Non-fiction Books
French may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France ** French people, a nation and ethnic group ** French cuisine, cooking traditions and practices Arts and media * The French (band), a British rock band * "French" (episode), a live-action episode of ''The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!'' * ''Française'' (film), a 2008 film * French Stewart (born 1964), American actor Other uses * French (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) * French (tunic), a type of military jacket or tunic * French's, an American brand of mustard condiment * French (catheter scale), a unit of measurement * French Defence, a chess opening * French kiss, a type of kiss See also * France (other) * Franch, a surname * French Revolution (other) * French River (other), several rivers and other places * Frenching (other) Frenching may refer to: * Frenching (automobile), recessing or moul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
