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Title: The Chouans
Credits: Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
Summary: "The Chouans" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book, set against the turbulent backdrop of the French Revolutionary Wars, delves into the conflicts between royalists and republicans, focusing particularly on the group known as the Chouans. It explores the themes of loyalty, identity, and the chaotic struggles for power during this period. The characters include Commandant Hulot, a dedicated republican officer, and Marche-a-Terre, a rugged Chouan who symbolizes the fierce resistance of the royalists. At the start of the narrative, we find a diverse assembly of peasants and citizens traveling to Mayenne, illustrated vividly through detailed descriptions of their distinct costumes and mixed sentiments. Commandant Hulot, leading a detachment of soldiers, is acutely aware of the tensions surrounding them as he senses an impending ambush from the Chouans. The atmosphere is thick with a sense of foreboding, underscored by the group's unease and silence. The opening depicts the careful preparations in anticipation of conflict, highlighting Hulot’s strategic mind amidst the beauty of the Breton landscape, simultaneously foreshadowing the violent clash that is to ensue with the Chouans, which represents the larger societal upheaval of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator: Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908
EBook No.: 1921
Published: Jun 27, 2004
Downloads: 108
Language: English
Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English
Subject: Chouans -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: The Chouans
Credits: Produced by John Bickers, and Dagny, and David Widger
Summary: "The Chouans" by Honoré de Balzac is a novel written in the early 19th century. The book, set against the turbulent backdrop of the French Revolutionary Wars, delves into the conflicts between royalists and republicans, focusing particularly on the group known as the Chouans. It explores the themes of loyalty, identity, and the chaotic struggles for power during this period. The characters include Commandant Hulot, a dedicated republican officer, and Marche-a-Terre, a rugged Chouan who symbolizes the fierce resistance of the royalists. At the start of the narrative, we find a diverse assembly of peasants and citizens traveling to Mayenne, illustrated vividly through detailed descriptions of their distinct costumes and mixed sentiments. Commandant Hulot, leading a detachment of soldiers, is acutely aware of the tensions surrounding them as he senses an impending ambush from the Chouans. The atmosphere is thick with a sense of foreboding, underscored by the group's unease and silence. The opening depicts the careful preparations in anticipation of conflict, highlighting Hulot’s strategic mind amidst the beauty of the Breton landscape, simultaneously foreshadowing the violent clash that is to ensue with the Chouans, which represents the larger societal upheaval of the time. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Balzac, Honoré de, 1799-1850
Translator: Wormeley, Katharine Prescott, 1830-1908
EBook No.: 1921
Published: Jun 27, 2004
Downloads: 108
Language: English
Subject: French fiction -- Translations into English
Subject: Chouans -- Fiction
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.