Project Gutenberg 2004-04-01 Public domain in the USA. 406 Lautréamont, comte de 1846 1870 Ducasse, Isidore Lucien Lautreamont, comte de De Lautréamont, comte Lautréamont, Isidore Les Chants de Maldoror Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Anne Dreze and Marc D'Hooghe HTML version by Chuck Greif "Les Chants de Maldoror" by comte de Lautréamont is a novel written during the late 19th century that stands as one of the significant works of surrealist literature. The book introduces readers to Maldoror, a complex and ambiguous figure whose darkly poetic journey delves into themes of cruelty, existential despair, and the human condition. The opening of the novel presents a disorienting and evocative prologue that prepares the reader for the challenging narrative ahead. The text warns of the chaos and violence present in the story, urging only the brave to venture further. It portrays Maldoror as a being born malicious yet suppressing his nature for years, ultimately embracing it. Amidst vivid and unsettling imagery, we see glimpses of his psyche as he reflects on humanity's cruelty and his own violent inclinations. This introduction sets a foreboding tone, indicating that the exploration of this character will traverse the realms of horror and philosophical inquiry, inviting readers into the dark depths of a disturbed mind. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Metamorphosis -- Religious aspects -- Poetry Fantasy poetry, French PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry Browsing: Science-Fiction & Fantasy 515163 515164 2024-10-05T15:25:03.987197 2023-10-06T03:31:08.513108 text/html text/html 500801 2011-03-02T11:19:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 197346 2020-12-14T16:40:40 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 271079 2024-10-05T15:25:11.684196 application/epub+zip 278692 2024-10-05T15:25:06.948190 application/epub+zip 277529 2024-10-05T15:25:05.736207 application/epub+zip 479246 2024-10-05T15:25:15.728156 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 461111 2024-10-05T15:25:10.972165 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 417128 2022-09-06T18:12:46.926777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 507225 507165 2024-10-05T15:25:03.526216 2023-10-06T03:31:08.192103 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 496528 2020-12-14T16:40:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 196070 2020-12-14T16:40:40 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 20412 2024-10-05T15:25:15.934136 application/rdf+xml 13690 2024-10-05T15:25:06.276213 image/jpeg 3826 2024-10-05T15:25:06.007218 image/jpeg 269059 2024-10-05T15:25:04.038226 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