Project Gutenberg 2006-04-19 Public domain in the USA. 54 Vigny, Alfred de 1797 1863 Vigny, Alfred Victor, comte de De Vigny, Alfred Servitude et grandeur militaires Produced by Mireille Harmelin, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Servitude et grandeur militaires" by Alfred de Vigny is a reflective military treatise written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the duality of military life, examining the noble ideals of service against the harsh realities of military servitude. Through his experiences and observations, Vigny explores themes of duty, sacrifice, and the character of soldiers, as he grapples with the tension between individual identity and the demands of military life. At the start of the narrative, the author expresses a profound melancholy regarding his memories of military service, marked by his reflections on the "servitude" that soldiers endure. He introduces the concept of the soldier as both a servant to the state and a tragic hero, stripped of personal agency. Vigny highlights his observations from the perspective of a spectator rather than an active participant in battles, sharing his insights on the disconnect between soldiers and the citizens they serve. The opening sets a contemplative tone, indicating that the author intends to discuss broader social issues surrounding military life and its impact on humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 -- Fiction Soldiers -- Fiction Soldiers Soldiers -- France -- Fiction PQ Text FR Guerres FR Littérature Browsing: History - Warfare Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 399885 399630 2024-09-08T06:26:29.666344 2023-09-08T08:40:25.178752 text/html text/html 399878 399623 2024-09-08T06:26:29.881295 2023-09-08T08:40:25.325784 text/html text/html 206996 2024-09-08T06:26:35.798292 application/epub+zip 212595 2024-09-08T06:26:31.426303 application/epub+zip 212595 2024-09-08T06:26:30.471308 application/epub+zip 391591 2024-09-08T06:26:39.454358 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358341 2024-09-08T06:26:35.205303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 358478 2022-09-08T15:16:35.100672 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 370631 370419 2024-09-08T06:26:29.343338 2023-09-08T08:40:24.817779 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 362136 2006-04-19T15:08:48 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 141391 2006-04-19T15:08:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19487 2024-09-08T06:26:39.586264 application/rdf+xml 12630 2024-09-08T06:26:30.888311 image/jpeg 2960 2024-09-08T06:26:30.712304 image/jpeg 206779 2024-09-08T06:26:29.919309 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