Les Jeunes-France: romans goguenards; suivis de Contes humoristiques by Gautier
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"Les Jeunes-France: romans goguenards; suivis de Contes humoristiques" by Théophile Gautier is a collection of humorous narratives likely written in the late 19th century. This work adopts a playful and satirical tone, exploring themes of love, virtue, and the follies of society through the lens of various characters, notably the protagonist Roderick who navigates the complexities of romance and societal expectations. The opening of the book introduces readers to a whimsical and
introspective preface where Gautier discusses the nature of prefaces themselves. He presents Roderick, a self-deprecating and somewhat disillusioned character, who describes his experiences with women and the monotony of his existence. As the narrative unfolds, we glimpse Roderick’s interactions with his friend Théodore and their reflections on love, virtue, and the absurdities of social conventions. The tone is light yet reflective, establishing a framework for the humorous and insightful tales that will follow in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Gautier, Théophile, 1811-1872 |
|---|---|
| Title | Les Jeunes-France: romans goguenards; suivis de Contes humoristiques |
| Contents | Les Jeunes-France: Sous la table. Onuphrius. Daniel Jovard. Celle-ci et celle-la. Elias Wildmanstadius. Le bol de punch -- Contes humoristiques: La cafetière. Laquelle des deux. L'âme de la maison. Le garde national réfractaire. Deux acteurs pour un rôle. Une visite nocturne. Feuillets de l'album d'un jeune rapin. De l'obésité en littérature. |
| Credits |
Produced by Clarity, Thummel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 72.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Short stories, French |
| Subject | French fiction -- 19th century |
| Subject | Humorous stories, French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 63244 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-63244-5 |
| Release Date | Sep 19, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 540 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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