Poetry Books by Jean Giraudoux

Jean Giraudoux Books, Jean Giraudoux poetry book Suzanne and the Pacific Authors: Jean Giraudoux
Publisher: Howard Fertig Pub
Published Date: 1975
Categories: French fiction
A biblical episode telling the story of a young woman, Suzanne who, observed while taking her bath, refuses the dishonest proposals of two old men. To take revenge, they then accuse her of adultery and have her sentenced to death, but the prophet Daniel, still a teenager, intervenes and proves her innocence. He condemns the elderly. The episode is found in chapter 13 of the Book of Daniel, chapter considered to be Deuterocanonical.

Jean Giraudoux Books, Jean Giraudoux poetry book Jean Renoir Authors: Jean Renoir
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Published Date: 2005
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Collected interviews with one of France's most loved and respected filmmakers

Jean Giraudoux Books, Jean Giraudoux poetry book The Madwoman of Chaillot Authors: Jean Giraudoux
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service Inc
Published Date: 1974
Categories: Drama
THE STORY: The play is a kind of poetic and comic fable set in the twilight zone of the not-quite-true. At the Cafe Chez Francis, a group of promoters plot to tear up Paris in order to unearth the oil which a prospector believes he has located in t

Jean Giraudoux Books, Jean Giraudoux poetry book Ondine Authors: Jean Giraudoux
Publisher: Larousse
Published Date: 2015-04-15
Categories: Fiction
C'est le conte Undine (1811) du romantique allemand La Motte-Fouqué (1777-1843) qui inspira Ondine à Jean Giraudoux. Le thème de la nymphe des eaux qui cherche à s'incarner dans l'humain est typique du conte merveilleux, et se retrouve aussi dans le mythe celtique de Mélusine. Mais alors que, dans ces traditions, l'ondine souhaite gagner dans cette forme humaine un supplément d'âme ou assume une vieille malédiction, l'héroïne de Giraudoux y perd, par amour, ses attributs surnaturels. Le dramaturge a trouvé là une occasion de représenter les rapports impossibles de l'homme et de la femme, dans une féerie théâtrale où la fantaisie se mêle à la rigueur de la tragédie classique.

Jean Giraudoux Books, Jean Giraudoux poetry book The Apollo of Bellac Authors: Jean Giraudoux, Maurice Valency
Publisher:
Published Date: 1954
Categories: French drama
"Here is the quintessence of Giraudoux's extraordinary imagination and style. A shy girl applying for a job at the Office of Inventions learns from a nondescript man that she can have her way with any man if she declares that he is as handsome as the nonexistent statue of the Apollo of Bellac. The play is alive with wry and trenchant observations on the comical attitudes and truths that man assumes in life."--Publisher's description.

Jean Giraudoux Books, Jean Giraudoux poetry book Racine Authors: Jean Giraudoux
Publisher: Grasset
Published Date: 2013-02-20
Categories: Fiction
« Il est satisfaisant de penser que le premier écrivain de la littérature française n'est pas un moraliste, ni un savant, ni un général, ni même un roi, mais un homme de lettres. Pour ceux qui croient encore au génie, ils ont également l'occasion, en contemplant Racine, de constater que dans une civilisation dont tous les faîtes sont atteints et dont les pratiquant reçoivent une âme également nourrie en toutes ses parts, le génie ne peut rien prétendre contre le talent. » Jean GIraudoux



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