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Title: Bataille de dames

Note: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Note: Includes introduction, notes, and vocabulary in English

Credits: Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Wilelmina Mallière and
PG Distributed Proofreaders

Summary: "Bataille de dames" by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé is a comedy written in the mid-19th century, specifically around the 1850s. This theatrical work revolves around the lives and romantic entanglements of its characters, particularly focusing on the noblewomen and men entangled in political intrigue and personal affections against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France. The opening of "Bataille de dames" introduces us to a lavish summer salon in a château where the Countess d’Autreval and her niece Léonie de la Villegontier are engaged in animated dialogue. They discuss letters and news, revealing a tension between social expectations and personal desires. We learn that Léonie is initially annoyed by Charles, the family servant, who surprises her with his apparent intelligence and charm. This scene hints at the complicated dynamics of class and love, setting the tone for the ensuing romantic conflicts, especially as characters such as Henri, a political fugitive, and Gustave de Grignon, a young court official, become involved in their lives, ultimately culminating in personal and social challenges intertwined with the period's political tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861

Author: Legouvé, Ernest, 1807-1903

Editor: Wells, B. W. (Benjamin Willis), 1856-1923

EBook No.: 12472

Published: May 1, 2004

Downloads: 60

Language: English

Language: French

Subject: Comedies

Subject: French drama -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.

This edition has images.

Title: Bataille de dames

Note: Reading ease score: 79.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Note: Includes introduction, notes, and vocabulary in English

Credits: Produced by Charles Aldarondo, Keren Vergon, Wilelmina Mallière and
PG Distributed Proofreaders

Summary: "Bataille de dames" by Eugène Scribe and Ernest Legouvé is a comedy written in the mid-19th century, specifically around the 1850s. This theatrical work revolves around the lives and romantic entanglements of its characters, particularly focusing on the noblewomen and men entangled in political intrigue and personal affections against a backdrop of post-Napoleonic France. The opening of "Bataille de dames" introduces us to a lavish summer salon in a château where the Countess d’Autreval and her niece Léonie de la Villegontier are engaged in animated dialogue. They discuss letters and news, revealing a tension between social expectations and personal desires. We learn that Léonie is initially annoyed by Charles, the family servant, who surprises her with his apparent intelligence and charm. This scene hints at the complicated dynamics of class and love, setting the tone for the ensuing romantic conflicts, especially as characters such as Henri, a political fugitive, and Gustave de Grignon, a young court official, become involved in their lives, ultimately culminating in personal and social challenges intertwined with the period's political tensions. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Author: Scribe, Eugène, 1791-1861

Author: Legouvé, Ernest, 1807-1903

Editor: Wells, B. W. (Benjamin Willis), 1856-1923

EBook No.: 12472

Published: May 1, 2004

Downloads: 60

Language: English

Language: French

Subject: Comedies

Subject: French drama -- 19th century

LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese

Category: Text

Rights: Public domain in the USA.