Five Masters of French Romance; Anatole France, Pierre Loti, Paul Bourget, Maurice Barrès, Romain Rolland
The book Five Masters of French Romance; Anatole France, Pierre Loti, Paul Bourget, Maurice Barrès, Romain Rolland was written by author Guérard, Albert Léon, 1880-1959 Here you can read free online of Five Masters of French Romance; Anatole France, Pierre Loti, Paul Bourget, Maurice Barrès, Romain Rolland book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is Five Masters of French Romance; Anatole France, Pierre Loti, Paul Bourget, Maurice Barrès, Romain Rolland a good or bad book?
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§ 2. Anatole France and the Dreyfus Case. Authority and Liberty — The Dressmaker's Form— The Amethyst Ring — M. Bergeret in Paris. In The Dressmaker's Form, the second volume of the series, Lantaigne and Guitrel recede into the background, and the conjugal misfortunes of M. Bergeret occupy the centre of the stage. The political notes, too, harbingers of the gather- ing storm, are more clearly heard. M. Bergeret, assistant professor of Latin literature, is a path- etic compound of clear-sightedn...ess, longings, and impotence. He is distinguished, yet a failure. Like Voltaire, Uke Anatole France himself, he would fain enjoy luxury and the company of fair women: but he is poor, 'slight of build, bihous, short-sighted, hopelessly academic in appearance, ill at ease in his shiny dress suit. Madame de Gromance, the myriad-hearted, who has a kindly nod for every one of her innumerable admirers, spurns the homage of his timid smile. When the frayed buttonholes of his dress shirt III FIVE MASTERS OF FRENCH ROMANCE refuse to perform their functions any more, and part company with the studs, he feels a pang of genuine despair : for this humble domestic event is but the symbol of his constant and dull failure.
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