Excerpt from The Jesters: A Simple Story in Four Acts of Verse
Oliver, laughing Dame Nicole's out of sorts. (to all) Come, come, there's work to do. Put off these sulky airs, set to it all of you. (pointing to stones which are heaped up under the archway at the back of the stage) Where do these stones come from?
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Paperback. Zustand: New. Print on Demand. This book sets readers at the heart of the French religious wars, painting a picture of fanaticism, civil war, and the nature of violence explored through the eyes of a peasant family as they are torn apart by religious, social, and personal circumstances. The Huguenots, a protestant sect within France, are routinely persecuted and slaughtered by their Catholic counterparts. The author places the reader in the heart of this conflict, offering an immersive and thoughtful examination of religious violence and the rise of fundamentalism. The book demonstrates the complexities of religious and civil war, and it does so through well-developed characters, who respond to their circumstances in distinct and believable ways. The author remarkably evokes the era, creating an authentic sense of time and place that helps to ground the reader in an experience that is both tragic and deeply human. The book is a moving and insightful tale that will challenge readers and their perspectives on religious violence. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 9781330543238_0
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