The Immoralist/l'Immoraliste: A Dual-Language Book (Dover Dual Language French) - Softcover

Gide, Andre

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486426955 ISBN 13: 9780486426952

Verlag: DOVER PUBN INC, 2003

Inhaltsangabe

Book by Gide Andre

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Reseña del editor:

A master of modern French literature, Andre Gide (1869-1951) explored the motivation and function of the will, self-cultivation, and individual conduct in contemporary society. His perception, integrity, and purity of style brought him much acclaim, in addition to the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1947.
One of Gide's best-known works, The Immoralist (published in 1902) concerns the unhappy consequences of amoral hedonism. It tells the story of a man who travels through Europe and North Africa, attempting to transcend the limitations of conventional morality by surrendering to his appetites. Notable for its fusion of autobiographical elements with both biblical and classical symbolism, this work marks a decided shift in Gide's prose style from a somewhat decadent floweriness to his later classic clarity.
This dual-language edition, which offers a clear, accurate English translation on pages facing the original French, will be invaluable to students and teachers, Stanley Applebaum's translation preserves the passion and intensity of the original while skillfully retaining Gide's nobility and simplicity of style.

Biografía del autor:

Stanley Appelbaum served for decades as Dover's Editor in Chief until his retirement in 1996. He continues to work as a selector, compiler, editor, and translator of literature in a remarkable range of languages that includes Spanish, Italian, French, German, and Russian.

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• Verlag: DOVER PUBN INC
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0486426955
• ISBN 13: 9780486426952
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 208
• Herausgeber: Appelbaum Stanley