The French Romanticists An Anthology of Verse and Prose [Paperback]

This 1914 book contains selections, in poetry and prose, from French Romantic writers.This 1914 book contains selections, in poetry and prose, from French Romantic writers. These selections serve to illustrate the theories put forward in a companion volume, The Romantic Movement in French Literature (1910). As a general rule, verse pieces are included in their entirety.This 1914 book contains selections, in poetry and prose, from French Romantic writers. These selections serve to illustrate the theories put forward in a companion volume, The Romantic Movement in French Literature (1910). As a general rule, verse pieces are included in their entirety.First published in 1914, this book contains selections, in poetry and prose, from French Romantic writers. These selections serve to illustrate the theories put forward in a companion volume, The Romantic Movement in French Literature (1910). As a general rule, verse pieces are included in their entirety, although an exception is made in the case of a well-known passage from Victor Hugo's 'R?ponse ? un acte d'accusation'. Prose selections are generally extracts from larger pieces, although two complete stories are included from Balzac and M?rim?e. All selections are presented in the original French. This carefully compiled text will be of value to anyone with an interest in French literature and Romanticism.Part I. Lamartine: 1. L'Immortalit?; 2. Le Lac; 3. L'Insolement; 4. Le Crucifix; 5. ?ternit? de la Nature; Part II. Alfred de Vigny: 1. Mo?se; 2. Le Cor; 3. La Mort du Loup; Part III. Victory Hugo: 1. Aux ruines de Montfort-l'Amaury; 2. Les Djinns; 3. Grenade; 4. Mazeppa; 5. Ce qu'on attend sur la montagne; 6. 'Lorsque l'enfant para?t'; 7. Solaeils couchants; 8. Pan; 9. La Vache; 10. Une nuit qu'on entendait la mer sans la voir; 11. Guitare; 12. Oceano Nox; 13. Chanson; 14. Le Chasseur noir; 15. Chanson; 16. R?pose ?un acte d'accusation; 17. 'Elle ?tait p?le et pourtant rose'; 18. Veni, vidi, vixi; 19. A Villequier; 2l³g