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George Sand
George Sand's Books(14)
Valvèdre
Literature
5.0
An astonishingly modern novel, George Sand’s Valvèdre questions traditional Romantic representations of women and exposes the disastrous consequences such notions of femininity have for both male and female characters at a time when divorce was illegal. This first English translation by Françoise Massardier-Kenney shows Sand’s control of style and her understanding of the major tensions of early modern France: the role of women in society, the nature of motherhood, the relations between science and art, and the nature of prejudice.
Tamaris
Literature
5.0
Tamaris by George Sand
Francia; Un bienfait n'est jamais perdu
Literature
5.0
Francia; Un bienfait n'est jamais perdu by George Sand
The Devil's Pool
Literature
5.0
George Sand was a French novelist and memoirist. In addition, Sand authored literary criticism and political texts. She wrote many essays and published works establishing her socialist position. Because of her early life, she sided with the poor and working class. When the 1848 Revolution began, women had no rights and Sand believed these were necessary for progress. Around this time Sand started her own newspaper which was published in a workers' co-operative. This allowed her to publish more political essays. She wrote "I cannot believe in any republic that starts a revolution by killing its own proletariat." Her most widely used quote is "There is only one kind of happiness in life, to love and be loved." She was known well in far reaches of the world, and her social practices, her writings and her beliefs prompted much commentary, often by other luminaries in the world of arts and letters.
Teverino
Literature
5.0
Diese Ausgabe der Werke von George Sand wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Dieses eBook ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert. George Sand (1804-1876) war eine französische Schriftstellerin, die neben Romanen auch zahlreiche gesellschaftskritische Beiträge veröffentlichte. Sie setzte sich durch ihre Lebensweise und mit ihren Werken sowohl für feministische als auch für sozialkritische Ziele ein. So rebellierte sie beispielsweise gegen die Beschränkungen, die den Frauen im 19. Jahrhundert durch die Ehe als Institution auferlegt waren, und forderte an anderer Stelle die gleichberechtigte Teilhabe aller Klassen an gesellschaftlichen Gütern ein. Inhalt: Die kleine Fadette Indiana Lelia Isidora Teverino Der Teufelssumpf Die Marquise Franz der Champi Lavinia Pauline Kora Geschichte meines Lebens (Autobiografie) Madame George Sand über Mozart George Sand und ihre Kinder Wie George Sand jetzt lebt George Sand als Rednerin Briefe an George Sand (Gustave Flaubert)"
Simon
Literature
5.0
Simon by George Sand
Pauline
Literature
5.0
Pauline est une nouvelle de George Sand paru en 1839 chez Calmann-Lévy (Paris). Extrait | Elle resta donc immobile et muette à la regarder , mais, comme si sa présence se fût révélée à Pauline par un mouvement instinctif du cœur, celle-ci se tourna tout à coup vers elle et la regarda fixement sans dire un mot et sans changer de visage. — Pauline ! ne me reconnais-tu pas ? s'écria l'étrangère , as-tu oublié la figure de Laurence ? Alors Pauline jeta un cri, se leva, et retomba sans force sur un siége. Laurence était déjà dans ses bras, et toutes deux pleuraient...|
Nouvelles lettres d'un voyageur
Literature
5.0
Les Nouvelles Lettres d'un voyageur sont parues en 1877 apres la mort de George Sand. Avec cette édition posthume, la voyageuse George Sand termine son exploration passionnée du monde.
Lucrezia Floriani
Literature
5.0
Lucrezia Floriani, a worldly 30-year-old actress and the mother of 4 children with 3 different fathers, meets and falls in love with Prince Karol, a moody, introspective aristocrat.
Leone Leoni
Literature
5.0
This novel reverses the Abbe Prevost's Manon Lescaut and gives Manon's helplessly amoral character to a man, Leoni. Juliette, the girl he seduces, becomes the exponent of undying, endless, forgiving love. The setting is the demimonde of Venice, and the is thick with sinister figures whose influence drags the miserable lovers down.
La comtesse de Rudolstadt
Literature
5.0
La Comtesse de Rudolstadt est un roman de George Sand paru en 1843, suite du roman Consuelo. Extrait |...La salle de l'Opéra italien de Berlin, bâtie durant les premières années du règne de Frédéric le Grand, était alors une des plus belles de l'Europe. L'entrée en était gratuite, le spectacle étant payé par le roi. Il fallait néanmoins des billets pour y être admis, car toutes les loges avaient leur destination fixe : ici les princes et princesses de la famille royale , là le corps diplomatique, puis les voyageurs illustres, puis l'Académie, ailleurs les généraux , enfin partout la famille du roi, la maison du roi, les salariés du roi, les protégés du roi , et sans qu'on eût lieu de s'en plaindre, puisque c'étaient le théâtre du roi et les comédiens du roi...| |Source Wikipédia|
Jean Ziska
Literature
5.0
Jean Ziska by George Sand
Horace
Literature
5.0
Horace by George Sand
Elle et lui
Literature
5.0
Elle et lui by George Sand
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