Georges: 1999 books

L’ouvrage fournit toutes les clés pour analyser la pièce de Corneille. Le résumé détaillé est suivi de l’étude des problématiques essentielles, parmi lesquelles : – Cinna dans la carrière de Corneille – Les personnages principaux – L’héroïsme cornélien – Le thème de la passion amoureuse – Un art de l’éloquence – Le succès et les interprétations de Cinna.

• Œuvre en texte intégral, en lien avec le thème « Individu et société : confrontation de valeurs ? » du programme de français en 4e. • L’œuvre est suivie d’un groupement de textes sur la figure du héros, de la Rome antique au XXe siècle. Résumé Chimène aime Rodrigue ;...

The rise of heterosexual culture and the resistance it met from feudal lords, church fathers, and the medical profession.

1860 Afin de réaliser l’ambitieux projet de fonder un village dans une vallée isolée au-delà des montagnes, deux prêtres audacieux mettent sur pied une Société de colonisation. Xavier Gendron, qui a perdu tous ses biens dans un terrible incendie, y voit l’occasion d’un nouveau départ...

Sur le point de voir enfin s’ériger l’église promise à la colonie, Xavier Gendron se heurte à nouveau au marchand Albert Arpin, qui refuse maintenant d’honorer ses engagements financiers. Par chance, le nombre croissant de chantiers forestiers permet d’assurer la prospérité du village...

Penned by an officer who had a bird's-eye view of the action, this detailed narrative of Canada's role in World War I is a must-read for history buffs who are looking for a unique view of the conflict -- one that is all too often glossed over in traditional, European-centric accounts.

Drama Classics series The world's great plays at a great little price. Each pocket-sized volume contains: a full introduction an author biography notes on historical and theatrical context a plot synopsis key dates a further reading list a glossary of unusual words and phrases...

A consummate farce in which a middle-aged man arranges a rendezvous in a seedy little hotel with the beautiful young wife of his best friend.

Angele has learned from her first husband that no man can be trusted when it comes to other women. This goes for Ribadier, her current husband, too. He may be a high principled politician, but Ribadier believes it's no less than his right to enjoy a little extra marital fun. When an old school friend...

Feydeau’s major farces are universally admired, but relatively few people are familiar with his early work. When Feydeau left school in 1879 he began writing monologues for leading actors and actresses to perform in salons and at charity concerts But by 1882 he had progressed to the one-act play,...

M. Perrot's name as a classical scholar and archæologist, and M. Chipiez's as a penetrating critic of architecture, stand so high that any work from their pens is sure of a warm welcome from all students of the material remains of antiquity. These volumes are the first instalment of an undertaking...

One of the decisive battles of the 20th century began on August 29, 1914 with the cry that echoed throughout France: “The Prussians are coming!” It ended on September 10th, that same year. Earlier, more than a million German troops—five massive armies—poured into Belgium and France. The French...

«Davanti alla casa erano assembrate più di duecento persone, ma quelli che entravano a porgere le condoglianze erano pochi. C'era gente di tutti i tipi, negozianti del quartiere, magnac­cia, proprietari di ristoranti o cabaret». «Prima portarono giù i fiori, e per farceli stare assieme alle...

Al pomeriggio andava al cinema. Almeno, così diceva. Ogni tanto si faceva accompagnare dall'autista in un bar del quartiere degli Champs-Élysées dove beveva, da sola, appollaiata su uno sgabello. I barman, senza neanche aspettare che lei glielo chiedesse, le riempivano il bicchiere non appena lo...