Project Gutenberg 2008-12-28 Public domain in the USA. 43 Bordes, Charles 1711 1781 Borde, Charles Parapilla, poëme en cinq chants "Parapilla, poëme en cinq chants" by Charles Bordes is a poetic work written in the late 18th century. This book, categorized as poetry, explores themes of love, beauty, and moral lessons through a narrative infused with elements of allure and divine intervention. It reflects the artistic and cultural milieu of the time, emphasizing the spiritual and sensual connections between characters in a richly detailed setting. The poem is structured into five cantos, following the story of Rodric, a nobleman in Florence, who encounters an angelic figure, Gabriel. Initially caught in a downward spiral of fortune due to his extravagant lifestyle, Rodric's fate changes when he is gifted a miraculous fruit called "Parapilla," which has the power to mesmerize anyone who hears its name. The enchantment extends to a wealthy widow, Madame Capponi, leading to a mix of pleasure and caution as the consequences of such desires unfold. Throughout the narrative, themes of temptation, moral lessons, and the soft chiding of human folly are interwoven, showcasing the tension between earthly pleasures and spiritual aspirations in a whimsical yet cautionary tone. Gabriel's antics and the climactic intertwining of the characters’ fates result in a tale that ultimately underscores the paradoxes of desire and the human experience. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr Poetry PQ Text FR Séduction et libertinage Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 84868 84877 2024-09-12T04:37:35.862726 2023-09-12T08:18:06.923011 text/html text/html 83920 2020-01-12T08:38:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 86395 2020-01-12T09:58:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 100636 2024-09-12T04:37:38.379754 application/epub+zip 99801 2024-09-12T04:37:36.216716 application/epub+zip 88065 2024-09-12T04:37:36.011746 application/epub+zip 146604 2024-09-12T04:37:39.910762 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 145124 2024-09-12T04:37:38.131723 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 128717 2022-09-13T03:52:40.351764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 58744 58772 2024-09-12T04:37:35.557728 2023-09-12T08:18:06.637007 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 57815 2020-01-12T08:03:08 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 23392 2020-01-12T09:58:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18148 2024-09-12T04:37:40.041712 application/rdf+xml 15614 2024-09-12T04:37:36.082762 image/jpeg 2657 2024-09-12T04:37:36.045742 image/jpeg 89539 2024-09-12T04:37:35.873760 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