Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Fu il primo grande successo dello scrittore francese. Condition a fine copy in a jacket with one coinsized chip to the rear panel and several other minute chips at corners. The story about the gypsy esmeralda, who captures the hearts of captain phoebus, pierre gringoire, the bellringer quasimodo and his guardian archdeacon claude frollo is an alltime classic and a mustread for. The story is set in paris in 1482 during the reign of louis xi. Mocked and shunned for his appearance, he is pitied only by esmerelda, a. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Alban krailsheimers fluent new translation more than does justice to a great romantic classic. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The story reminds me of a film version i saw as a kid, and the story itself is very much demented from the disney. In france, hugo s literary fame rests not only upon his novels, but also upon his poetic and dramatic achievements. However every other chapter covers the histories of the buildings of france. Libro nuevo o segunda mano, sinopsis, resumen y opiniones. Apr 01, 2001 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
In france, hugos literary reputation rests primarily on his poetic and dramatic output and only secondarily on his novels. The grotesque hunchback quasimodo, bellringer of notredame, owes his life to the austere archdeacon, claude frollo, who in turn is bound by a hopeless passion to the gypsy dancer esmeralda. Hapgood hugo, victor published by lector house 201906 2019. At the center of hugos classic novel are three extraordinary characters caught in a web of fatal obsession. One of the first great novels of the romantic era, victor hugos the hunchback of notre dame has thrilled generations of readers with its powerfully melodramatic story of quasimodo, the deformed hunchback who lives in the bell tower of medieval pariss most famous cathedral. The grotesque hunchback quasimodo, bellringer of notre dame, owes his life to the austere archdeacon, claude frollo, who in turn is bound by a hopeless passion to the gypsy dancer esmeralda. Our own great novelists work is fresher, healthier perhaps, more of the open air. Our lady of paris is a french gothic novel by victor hugo, published in 1831. Feared and hated by all, quasimodo is looked after by dom claude frollo, a stern, cold priest who ignores the poor. Condition a fine copy in a jacket with one coinsized chip to. The text of this edition was originally published by thomas y. One of the first great novels of the romantic era, victor hugo s the hunchback of notre dame has thrilled generations of readers with its powerfully melodramatic story of quasimodo, the deformed hunchback who lives in the bell tower of medieval paris s most famous cathedral.
Victormarie hugo 18021885 was a french poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the romantic movement in france. The novel has been described as a key text in french literature and has been adapted for film over a dozen times, as well as numerous television and stage adaptations, such as a 1923 silent film with lon chaney, a 1939 sound film with charles laughton. Victormarie hugo was a french poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights activist and exponent of the romantic movement in france. The enormous popularity of the book in france spurred the nascent historical preservation movement in that.
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