Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 76 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor La Esmeralda Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "La Esmeralda" by Victor Hugo is a dramatic work written in the 19th century, likely in the mid-1800s during the Romantic period. The book serves as a libretto for an opera and is based on Hugo's well-known novel "Notre-Dame de Paris." It revolves around themes of love, jealousy, and social injustice, focusing on the tragic fate of the beautiful Romani girl Esmeralda, who becomes embroiled in a conflict involving a tormented priest, a nobleman, and a bell-ringer. The storyline follows Esmeralda, whose enchanting dance captivates the heart of Captain Phoebus de Châteaupers. However, her life takes a dark turn when she becomes the object of obsession for the sinister Claude Frollo, the archdeacon of Notre-Dame, leading to a series of tragic events. The narrative explores the complexities of unrequited love, betrayal, and the harsh realities of societal prejudices. As Esmeralda navigates through danger and desire, her fate is sealed by Frollo’s jealousy and Phoebus's cowardice, culminating in a tragic end that reflects the brutalities of a society unwilling to accept those who are different. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Operas -- Librettos ML Text Opera FR Théâtre Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 155015 155115 2024-10-06T09:04:53.795866 2023-10-06T10:02:08.626428 text/html text/html 155008 155108 2024-10-06T09:04:54.041010 2023-10-06T10:02:08.785443 text/html text/html 101925 2024-10-06T09:04:59.750830 application/epub+zip 102384 2024-10-06T09:04:55.960855 application/epub+zip 102384 2024-10-06T09:04:54.744857 application/epub+zip 204817 2024-10-06T09:05:02.269828 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 185384 2024-10-06T09:04:58.898850 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155865 2022-09-07T03:21:58.385431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102809 102874 2024-10-06T09:04:53.378870 2023-10-06T10:02:08.302470 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 82987 2024-08-28T09:19:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18365 2024-10-06T09:05:02.428806 application/rdf+xml 10434 2024-10-06T09:04:55.279855 image/jpeg 2955 2024-10-06T09:04:55.012840 image/jpeg 98758 2024-10-06T09:04:54.049868 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 en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia