Alexandre Dumas

Broschiertes Buch

The Progress Of Democracy - Illustrated In The History Of Gaul And France

Beschreibung

This vintage book contains Alexandre Dumas¿s 1841 work, ¿The Progress of Democracy - Illustrated in the History of Gaul and France¿. This volume contains a vast amount of historical information, and will be of significant utility to those with an interest in the development of democracy in France. Contents include: "The First Franco-Roman Monarchy; or Gaul, from its first settlement to the accession of Peppin-le-Bref", "The French Monarchy; or Gail, from the accession of Peppin-le-Bred to that of Hugh Capet", "The French Monarchy; or France, from the accession of High Capet to that of Philip de Valois", and "Conclusion". Alexandre Dumas (1802¿1870) was a famous French writer. He is best remembered for his exciting romantic sagas, including "The Three Musketeers" and "The Count of Monte Cristo". Despite making a great deal of money from his writing, Dumas was almost perpetually penniless thanks to his extravagant lifestyle. His novels have since been translated into nearly a hundred different languages, and have inspired over two hundred motion pictures. Many vintage texts such as this are becoming increasingly rare and expensive, and it is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now, in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition. It comes complete with a specially commissioned new biography of the author.

Autor

French author and playwright Alexandre Dumas fils is best known for his romantic novel La Dame aux Camélias (The Lady of the Camellias), published in 1848. Giuseppe Verdi adapted it into his opera La traviata (The Fallen Woman), which debuted in 1853. Other notable works by Dumas fils include a number of stage and film adaptations, which are usually titled Camille in English-language adaptations. The playwright Alexandre Dumas père ("father"), the author of classic works including The Three Musketeers and The Count of Monte Cristo, was the father of Dumas fils (French for "son"). Dumas fils received the Légion d'honneur (Legion of Honour) in 1894 after being accepted into the Académie française (French Academy) in 1874. The illegitimate child of tailor Marie-Laure-Catherine Labay (1794-1868) and novelist Alexandre Dumas, Dumas was born in Paris, France. His father gave him official recognition in 1831 and made sure the young Dumas attended the Collège Bourbon and the Institution Goubaux for the greatest education available. The elder Dumas was then permitted by law to remove the child from his mother. The younger Dumas was driven to write about sad female characters by her anguish.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Masterson Press
• Seitenzahl: 362
• Erscheinungstermin: 14. April 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 510g
• ISBN-13: 9781444628982
• ISBN-10: 1444628984
• Artikelnr.: 26415399