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Title: Les poètes du peuple au XIXe siècle
Original Publication: France: Librairie Française et Étrangère,1848.
Note: Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Les poètes du peuple au XIXe siècle" by Alphonse Viollet is a collection of biographical sketches highlighting the lives and works of lesser-known poets from the working class, written in the mid-19th century. The book aims to showcase the innate talent and poetic capabilities of authors who, despite their humble origins and lack of formal training, rose to prominence through sheer effort and passion for their craft. Thematically, it explores their connection to nature, their struggles, and the impact of society on their poetic expressions. The opening of this work introduces us to Constant Hilbey, a young tailor from Magny-le-Preulle, detailing his early life, educational pursuits, and gradual awareness of his poetic vocation. Hilbey’s journey showcases his dissatisfaction with his circumstances and desire for creative expression, which leads him to compose satirical pieces about his life and those around him. Ultimately, he dreams of moving to Paris to pursue a literary career, reflecting the broader themes of aspiration and the transformative power of poetry that permeates the lives of these poets. Each story serves not only as a narrative about individual challenges and triumphs but also represents a collective voice of the working class. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Viollet, Alphonse, 1798-
EBook No.: 67252
Published: Jan 26, 2022
Downloads: 49
Language: French
Subject: French poetry -- 19th century
Subject: French poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Subject: Working class authors
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Les poètes du peuple au XIXe siècle
Original Publication: France: Librairie Française et Étrangère,1848.
Note: Reading ease score: 74.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
Credits: Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https: //www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)
Summary: "Les poètes du peuple au XIXe siècle" by Alphonse Viollet is a collection of biographical sketches highlighting the lives and works of lesser-known poets from the working class, written in the mid-19th century. The book aims to showcase the innate talent and poetic capabilities of authors who, despite their humble origins and lack of formal training, rose to prominence through sheer effort and passion for their craft. Thematically, it explores their connection to nature, their struggles, and the impact of society on their poetic expressions. The opening of this work introduces us to Constant Hilbey, a young tailor from Magny-le-Preulle, detailing his early life, educational pursuits, and gradual awareness of his poetic vocation. Hilbey’s journey showcases his dissatisfaction with his circumstances and desire for creative expression, which leads him to compose satirical pieces about his life and those around him. Ultimately, he dreams of moving to Paris to pursue a literary career, reflecting the broader themes of aspiration and the transformative power of poetry that permeates the lives of these poets. Each story serves not only as a narrative about individual challenges and triumphs but also represents a collective voice of the working class. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Viollet, Alphonse, 1798-
EBook No.: 67252
Published: Jan 26, 2022
Downloads: 49
Language: French
Subject: French poetry -- 19th century
Subject: French poetry -- 19th century -- History and criticism
Subject: Working class authors
LoCC: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.