Alexandre Dumas As A French Symbol Since 1870

Author : Eric Martone
Publisher : Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781527548558

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Alexandre Dumas as a French Symbol since 1870 by Eric Martone Pdf

Nineteenth-century writer Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870), author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, has been a controversial part of the French patrimony, and faced various forms of racial prejudice in France because of his biracial ancestry and due to being a descendant of a slave. During the late nineteenth century, the rise of scientific racism and aggressive European imperialism resulted in worldviews supporting European superiority and equated “European” with being “white.” Such developments complicated perceptions of Dumas as part of the French patrimony. French intellectuals and politicians from the late nineteenth-century onward created their own imaginative visions of what Dumas had represented in order to employ them ideologically to support or counter prevailing mainstream views of French history and identity. This collection traces the evolution of Dumas’s legacy as a controversial symbol of France since 1870, as the nation has struggled to deal with colonialism and its aftermath, and increased diversity and globalization.

Author : Harry A. Spurr
Publisher : M.S.G. Haskell House Publishers
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Authors, French
ISBN : OXFORD:N10410046

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The Life and Writings of Alexandre Dumas by Harry A. Spurr Pdf

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1902 Excerpt: ...de Bourgoyne" combined to excite his imagination, and gave direction to the ambitions called forth by Thierry. In his fine preface to " Isabel de Baviere" he faces the difficulties and exults over the glories of the career which he foresees for himself: "One of the most magnificent privileges of the historian, that lord over the Past," he wrote, "is the power to rebuild palaces and reanimate the dust of dead heroes. With the touch of his pen, at the sound of his voice, as at the call of a God, the scattered bones reunite; again the living flesh covers them; they are clothed once more in the gay robes of their other life, and from out that immense gulf of oblivion whither the three thousand centuries have flung their offspring, he has but to choose the favoured elect of his caprice, and call them by name, to see them instantly raise with their brows the walls of their tombs, part with their hands the folds of their shrouds, and answer him, as Lazarus answered Christ: 'Lord, here am I: what wilt Thou with me?'" "True, one needs a firm step to descend into the abyss of history, a voice of power, to question the phantoms who dwell there, a hand that shall not tremble, to write the words that they shall speak, for often the dead hold terrible secrets which have been 'interred with their bones.'" Dumas's early ideal of the historical romance, although it changed with the development of his genius, is also interesting. At the beginning of his career, he wrote: "The great difficulty (it seems to us) is to avoid two errors--not to attenuate the past, as history has done; not to disfigure it, as the romance does. The only way to steer clear of both these mistakes will be, then, immediately one has chosen one's histori...

Author : Alexander Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 206 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-09-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1725706547

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The Three Musketeers by Alexander Dumas Pdf

The Three MusketeersBy Alexander Dumas

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 250 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9353836328

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Taking The Bastille by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Alexandre Dumas (24 July 1802 - 5 December 1870), also known as Alexandre Dumas père (French for 'father'), was a French writer. His works have been translated into many languages, and he is one of the most widely read French authors. His novels have been adapted since the early twentieth century for nearly 200 films.

Author : A. Craig Bell
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1950
Category : Authors, French
ISBN : UVA:X004078807

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Alexandre Dumas by A. Craig Bell Pdf

Author : ?tienne Achille,Oana Pana?t?
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 203 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2024-03-16
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780198893172

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Fictions of Race in Contemporary French Literature by ?tienne Achille,Oana Pana?t? Pdf

Contemporary French writers have embarked on various quests for new sources of thematic and formal inspiration which are increasingly tied to issues of postcolonial legacies. However, French literature has never been consistently examined through the lens of race, ethnicity, and its relation to (post)coloniality. Fictions of Race in Contemporary French Literature is the first scholarly study to engage with the figure of the White writer and explore the White literary gaze in contemporary France. The book highlights the inherent postcoloniality of White Hexagonal literature in a context marked by institutionalized colour-blindness, and offers a reflection on responsible writing in and about postcolonial France. The book identifies a set of formal features, functions, and aesthetic dispositions which reveal the ways in which White writers grapple with postcolonial subjects. It focuses on seven case studies featuring texts by Marie Darrieussecq, Virginie Despentes, Annie Ernaux, Nicolas Fargues, Pierre Lemaitre, ?douard Louis, and Nicolas Mathieu. Achille and Pana?t? argue that it is imperative to recast the enduring boundedness of race and empire as a matter of equal concern to White and non-White writers.

Author : Spurr Harry A
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 426 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2013-01-28
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1313333824

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The Life and Writings of Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870) by Spurr Harry A Pdf

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 342 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2013-02
Category : History
ISBN : 1447479734

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The Works of Alexander Dumas in Thirty Volumes - Vol I - The Page of the Duke of Savoy - Illustrated with Drawings on Wood by Eminent French and Ameri by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Alexandre Dumas is one of France's most well known and well regarded authors and here is one of his classic historical romance.

Author : HARRY A. SPURR
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1033596396

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LIFE AND WRITINGS OF ALEXANDRE DUMAS, 1802-1870 by HARRY A. SPURR Pdf

Author : Andre Maurois
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447488033

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Alexandre Dumas - A Great Life in Brief by Andre Maurois Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 764 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1894
Category : Electronic
ISBN : NYPL:33433075819015

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The Romances of Alexandre Dumas by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 332 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : HARVARD:32044100895291

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The Memoirs of Alexandre Dumas (Père) by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 268 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1258008386

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My Memoirs by Alexandre Dumas by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Begun When Dumas Was Forty-Five, It Encompasses The Entire Panorama Of The Artistic And Political History Of France During The Early Nineteenth Century, But Records Only The First Thirty-Two Years Of His Life.

Author : Eric Martone
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 215 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781476633398

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Finding Monte Cristo by Eric Martone Pdf

During his lifetime, Alexandre Dumas (1802-1870)--grandson of a Caribbean slave and author of The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo--faced racial prejudice in his homeland of France and constantly strove to find a sense of belonging. For him, "Monte Cristo" was a symbol of this elusive quest. It proved equally elusive for those struggling to overcome slavery and its legacy in the former French colonies. Exiled to the margins of society, 19th and 20th century black intellectuals from the Caribbean and Africa drew on Dumas' work and celebrity to renegotiate their full acceptance as French citizens. Their efforts were influenced by earlier struggles of African Americans in the decades after the Civil War, who celebrated Dumas as a black American hero.

Author : Alexandre Dumas
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783752320022

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The Works of Alexandre Dumas by Alexandre Dumas Pdf

Reproduction of the original: The Works of Alexandre Dumas by Alexandre Dumas