Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 200 Flaubert, Gustave 1821 1880 Three short works The Dance of Death, the Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller, a Simple Soul. Reading ease score: 77.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Etext produced by Juliet Sutherland and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. HTML file produced by David Widger "Three Short Works" by Gustave Flaubert is a collection of three distinct literary pieces penned during the mid-19th century. This collection includes "The Dance of Death," "The Legend of Saint Julian the Hospitaller," and "A Simple Soul," showcasing Flaubert’s mastery of narrative and character development. The works delve into themes of mortality, fate, social dynamics, and the human condition through imaginative storytelling and rich prose. The opening portion of "The Dance of Death" introduces readers to a hauntingly philosophical exploration of death as a character who reflects on its eternal nature, its role in both life and decay, and its relationship with humanity. Death speaks in vivid imagery, illustrating its eternal witness to human triumphs and tragedies, often experiencing a sense of loneliness and weariness. This leads to an interaction with Satan, portraying a cosmic struggle between the cycles of life and death. Through a unique blend of poetic language and deep existential thoughts, Flaubert sets the stage for a profound reflection on mortality and the inexorability of fate, hinting at themes that will resonate throughout the subsequent pieces in the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en France -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PQ Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 193402 193403 2024-10-05T05:02:25.507032 2023-10-05T05:49:26.258697 text/html text/html 195512 2021-02-25T21:17:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 68721 2021-02-25T21:17:35 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 136061 2024-10-05T05:02:31.144935 application/epub+zip 137423 2024-10-05T05:02:27.542993 application/epub+zip 137423 2024-10-05T05:02:26.284992 application/epub+zip 266276 2024-10-05T05:02:33.781948 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249898 2024-10-05T05:02:30.360220 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 246643 2022-09-05T08:08:01.249509 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 163218 163091 2024-10-05T05:02:25.026020 2023-10-05T05:49:25.866704 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 164467 2020-12-28T13:24:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 65018 2020-12-28T13:30:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 164457 2020-12-28T13:24:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 64958 2020-12-28T13:30:40 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21735 2024-10-05T05:02:33.907933 application/rdf+xml 12403 2024-10-05T05:02:26.833952 image/jpeg 3491 2024-10-05T05:02:26.558038 image/jpeg 131378 2024-10-05T05:02:25.524993 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia