Three Tales
Title | Three Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Gustave Flaubert |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 9780192836311 |
Acclaimed by Italo Calvino as "one of the most extraordinary spirtual journeys ever accomplished outside any religion," Three Tales (1877) was the last of Flaubert's works published during his lifetime. The ambitious range of the stories -- "A Simple Heart," "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller," and "Herodias" -- reaches from the author's own century back to the Middle Ages and to ancient Israel. "A Simple Heart," in Flaubert's own words, "is just the account of an obscure life, that of Felicite a poor country girl, pious but mystical, quietly devoted, and as tender as fresh bread... I want to arouse people's pity, to make sensitive souls weep, since I am one myself." The middle story, "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller," tells of a bloodthirsty hunter and warrior whose attempts to escape a dire prophecy ultimately lead to a state of grace. "Herodias," the final tale, is based on the legends surrounding King Herod, Salome, and John the Baptist. It served as the inspiration for later interpretations, including Oscar Wilde's Salome and Jules Massenet's opera Herodiade. "To any modern writer, in whatever language," remarked Anthony Burgess of Three Tales, "these are recommended as a fundamental textbook of style." Book jacket.
Flaubert, Trois Contes
Title | Flaubert, Trois Contes PDF eBook |
Author | Alan William Raitt |
Publisher | Foyles |
Pages | 104 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Juvenile Nonfiction |
ISBN |
Trois contes
Title | Trois contes PDF eBook |
Author | Gustave Flaubert |
Publisher | |
Pages | 77 |
Release | 1990 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
Three Lives
Title | Three Lives PDF eBook |
Author | Gertrude Stein |
Publisher | Simon and Schuster |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2002-12-31 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0743436547 |
The first published work of fiction by legendary author and poet Gertrude Stein, Three Lives is a collection of two short stories and a novella focusing on the bleak existence that faced immigrant and minority women in turn-of-the-century America. Each impoverished woman must labor as a domestic worker to survive, and all three protagonists have their own tales of hardship. "The Good Anna" tells the story of a young German servant who must decide between loyalty to her employer and love. In "The Gentle Lena," another German servant girl marries the wrong man, and finds herself trapped as a wife and mother. And the introspective "Melanctha" examines the tragic life of a mulatto woman and those she loved. Pocket Books' Enriched Classics present the great works of world literature enriched for the contemporary reader. This edition of Three Lives has been prepared by Brenda Wineapple, professor of Modern Literary and Historical Studies at Union College. It includes her introduction, a selection of critical excerpts, and suggestions for further reading, as well as a unique visual essay of period illustrations and photographs.
A Critical Commentary on Flaubert's 'Trois Contes'.
Title | A Critical Commentary on Flaubert's 'Trois Contes'. PDF eBook |
Author | John Fletcher |
Publisher | |
Pages | 98 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Flaubert, Gustave. Trois Contes |
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Three Tales
Title | Three Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Gustave Flaubert |
Publisher | Penguin UK |
Pages | 148 |
Release | 2005-01-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0141928573 |
First published in 1877, these three stories are dominated by questions of doubt, love, loneliness and religious experience, and together form a triumphant conclusion to Flaubert's literary career. With elegant simplicity, 'A Simple Heart' relates the story of Félicité - an uneducated serving-woman who retains her Catholic faith despite a life of desolation and loss. Inspired by a stained-glass window in Rouen cathedral, 'The Legend of Saint Julian Hospitator' describes the fate of Julian, a sadistic hunter destined to murder his own parents. The blend of faith and cruelty that dominates this story may also be found in 'Herodias' - a reworking of the tale of Salomé and John the Baptist.
Three Tales
Title | Three Tales PDF eBook |
Author | Gustave Flaubert |
Publisher | Oxford Paperbacks |
Pages | 145 |
Release | 2009-08-27 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0199555869 |
Three Tales offers an excellent introduction to the work of one of the world's greatest novelists. A Simple Heart is set in the Normandy of Flaubert's childhood, while Saint Julian and Herodias draw on medieval myth and the biblical story of John the Baptist for their inspiration. Each of the tales invites comparison with one or other of Flaubert's novels, but they also reveal a fresh and distinctive side to the writers's genius. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.