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 Project Gutenberg 2004-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 72 France, Anatole 1844 1924 Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-François Thibault, Jacques-Anatole-Francois Thibault, Anatole Le Jardin d'Épicure Le Jardin d'Epicure Reading ease score: 78.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Carlo Traverso, Robert Rowe, Charles Franks and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Le Jardin d'Épicure" by Anatole France is a philosophical novel written in the late 19th century. The book delves into themes of existence, suffering, love, and the human condition through a rich tapestry of reflections that contemplate both the cosmic scope of life and the intricate nature of personal relationships. At the start of the novel, the narrative opens with a profound examination of humanity's past beliefs about the universe, contrasting ancient perceptions of a geocentric cosmos with contemporary understandings of the vastness and complexity of the universe. France explores philosophical musings on life, the nature of existence, and the interplay between pleasure and pain. The prose reflects on how humanity grapples with the existential dread of mortality, critiques societal norms surrounding love and desire, and acknowledges the inseparable connection between joy and suffering, ultimately suggesting that true beauty in life resonates from the delicate balance of these dualities. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French essays PQ Text FR Littérature Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Language & Communication Browsing: Literature 257630 257496 2024-10-03T04:09:06.100021 2023-10-03T04:39:10.363525 text/html text/html 257623 257489 2024-10-03T04:09:06.344052 2023-10-03T04:39:10.521608 text/html text/html 158280 2024-10-03T04:09:11.962006 application/epub+zip 160429 2024-10-03T04:09:08.254997 application/epub+zip 160429 2024-10-03T04:09:07.028049 application/epub+zip 302275 2024-10-03T04:09:14.829956 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 291956 2024-10-03T04:09:11.247974 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 267642 2022-09-03T06:06:28.252796 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 232132 232049 2024-10-03T04:09:05.658032 2023-10-03T04:39:10.150557 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 222520 2020-12-28T14:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86395 2020-12-28T14:44:44 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19501 2024-10-03T04:09:14.956969 application/rdf+xml 13364 2024-10-03T04:09:07.592995 image/jpeg 3504 2024-10-03T04:09:07.311986 image/jpeg 155090 2024-10-03T04:09:06.367040 application/octet-stream application/zip fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia