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Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 274 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 1923
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101071990020
Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Library of Alexandria
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2015-10-25
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781465604835
THE strangest, the most varied, the most erroneous opinions have been expressed with regard to the famous individual commonly known as Bluebeard. None, perhaps, was less tenable than that which made of this gentleman a personification of the Sun. For this is what a certain school of comparative mythology set itself to do, some forty years ago. It informed the world that the seven wives of Bluebeard were the Dawns, and that his two brothers-in-law were the morning and the evening Twilight, identifying them with the Dioscuri, who delivered Helena when she was rapt away by Theseus. We must remind those readers who may feel tempted to believe this that in 1817 a learned librarian of Agen, Jean-Baptiste PŽrŽs, demonstrated, in a highly plausible manner, that Napoleon had never existed, and that the story of this supposed great captain was nothing but a solar myth. Despite the most ingenious diversions of the wits, we cannot possibly doubt that Bluebeard and Napoleon did both actually exist. An hypothesis no better founded is that which Consists in identifying Bluebeard with the Marshal de Rais, who was strangled by the arm of the Law above the bridges of Nantes on 26th of October, 1440. Without inquiring, with M. Salomon Reinach, whether the Marshal committed the crimes for which he was condemned, or whether his wealth, coveted by a greedy prince, did not in some degree contribute to his undoing, there is nothing in his life that resembles what we find in Bluebeard's; this alone is enough to prevent our confusing them or merging the two individuals into one. Charles Perrault, who, about 1660, had the merit of composing the first biography of this seigneur, justly remarkable for having married seven wives, made him an accomplished villain, and the most perfect model of cruelty that ever trod the earth. But it is permissible to doubt, if not his sincerity, at least the correctness of his information. He may, perhaps, have been prejudiced against his hero. He would not have been the first example of a poet or historian who liked to darken the colours of his pictures. If we have what seems a flattering portrait of Titus, it would seem, on the other hand, that Tacitus has painted Tiberius much blacker than the reality. Macbeth, whom legend and Shakespeare accuse of crimes, was in reality a just and a wise king. He never treacherously murdered the old king, Duncan. Duncan, while yet young, was defeated in a great battle, and was found dead on the morrow at a spot called the Armourer's Shop. He had slain several of the kinsfolk of Gruchno, the wife of Macbeth. The latter made Scotland prosperous; he encouraged trade, and was regarded as the defender of the middle classes, the true King of the townsmen. The nobles of the clans never forgave him for defeating Duncan, nor for protecting the artisans. They destroyed him, and dishonoured his memory. Once he was dead the good King Macbeth was known only by the statements of his enemies. The genius of Shakespeare imposed these lies upon the human consciousness. I had long suspected that Bluebeard was the victim of a similar fatality. All the circumstances of his life, as I found them related, were far from satisfying my mind, and from gratifying that craving for logic and lucidity by which I am incessantly consumed. On reflection, I perceived that they involved insurmountable difficulties. There was so great a desire to make me believe in the man's cruelty that it could not fail to make me doubt it.
Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2008-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434470621
This volume includes "The Seven Wives of Bluebeard," "The Miracle of the Great St. Nicolas," "The Shirt," and other tales.
Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1920
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:$B703820
Author : Anatole France
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 35 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2022-09-16
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:8596547350507
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Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 1930
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1861770
Author : France Anatole
Publisher : Hardpress Publishing
Page : 38 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 131889915X
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Author : Anatole France
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2013-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1490965041
THE strangest, the most varied, the most erroneous opinions have been expressed with regard to the famous individual commonly known as Bluebeard. None, perhaps, was less tenable than that which made of this gentleman a personification of the Sun. For this is what a certain school of comparative mythology set itself to do, some forty years ago. It informed the world that the seven wives of Bluebeard were the Dawns, and that his two brothers-in-law were the morning and the evening Twilight, identifying them with the Dioscuri, who delivered Helena when she was rapt away by Theseus. We must remind those readers who may feel tempted to believe this that in 1817 a learned librarian of Agen, Jean-Baptiste Peres, demonstrated, in a highly plausible manner, that Napoleon had never existed, and that the story of this supposed great captain was nothing but a solar myth. Despite the most ingenious diversions of the wits, we cannot possibly doubt that Bluebeard and Napoleon did both actually exist.
Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0243630514
Author : Anatole 1844-1924 France
Publisher : Palala Press
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2016-05-07
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1355841054
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Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 230 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2017-10-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 026540021X
Excerpt from The Seven Wives of Bluebeard Other Marvellous Tales These presentiments did not mislead me. My intuitions, which had their origin in a certain knowledge of human nature, were soon to be changed into certainty, based upon irrefutable proofs. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Maria Tatar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2006-10-03
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691127835
Maria Tatar analyses the many forms the tale of Bluebeard's wife has taken over time, showing how artists have taken the Bluebeard theme and revived it with their own signature twists.
Author : Charles Perrault
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2018-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1727650522
Rare edition with unique illustrations. Along with the collections of Andersen, Lang, and the Brothers Grimm, the Fairy tales of Charles Perrault is among the great books of European fairy tales. These stories have been enjoyed by generation after generation of children in many countries, and are here, waiting to be enjoyed again. "Blue beard" is a French folktale, the most famous surviving version of which was written by Charles Perrault and first published by Barbin in Paris in 1697 in Histoires ou contes du temps passe. The tale tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors.
Author : Maria Tatar
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 371 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2019-01-22
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780691184289
Murder, mutilation, cannibalism, infanticide, and incest: the darker side of classic fairy tales is the subject of this groundbreaking and intriguing study of Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm’s Nursery and Household Tales. This expanded edition includes a new preface and an appendix featuring translations of six tales with commentary by Maria Tatar. Throughout the book, Tatar draws on the disciplinary tools of psychoanalysis and folklore while also providing historical context to explore the harsher aspects of these stories, presenting new interpretations of tales that engage in a kind of cultural repetition compulsion. No other book so thoroughly challenges us to rethink the happily-ever-after of these classic stories.
Author : Anatole France
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 476 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 1924
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:49015002075159
