Colomba and Carmen: Translated from the French of Prosper M�rim�e (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Mary Loyd

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Only, though we are automates autant qu''esprit, as Pascal tells us, it is useless to expect that what is auto matic in us should remain invariable and unconditioned. If life could be lived on a plan, and for such men on such a plan, if first impulses and profound passions could be kept entirely out of one''s own experience, and studied only at a safe distance, then, no doubt, one could go on being happy, in a not too heroic way. But, with Merimee as with all the rest of the world, the scheme breaks down one day, just when a reasonable solution to things seems to have been arrived at. Meri mee had already entered on a peaceable enough liaison when the first letter came to him from the Incomme to whom he was to write so many letters, for nine years without seeing her, and then for thirty years more after he had met her, the last letter being written but two hours before his death. These letters, which we can now read in two volumes, have a delicately insincere sincerity which makes every letter a work. Of art, not because he tried to make it so, but because he could not help seeing the form simultaneously with the feel ing, and writing genuine love-letters with an excellence almost as impersonal as that of his stories. He begins with curiosity, which passes with singular rapidity into a kind of self-willed passion; already in the eighth let ter, long before he has seen her, he is speculating which of the two will know best how to torture the other.

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Date d'�dition: 2019
Langue: anglais
ISBN 10: 1331671973
ISBN 13: 9781331671978
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Colomba and Carmen: Translated From the French of Prosper M� rim� e

Mary Loyd

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ISBN 10 : 1331671973 ISBN 13 : 9781331671978

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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book explores the life and work of a fascinating and complex literary figure. The author delves into the man's carefully constructed persona, examining his deliberate detachment from emotion and his preference for intellectual pursuits over passionate engagement. We see how his life and writing were shaped by his theories, his predilection for controlled experiences, and his fascination with the darker aspects of human nature. The book sets this figure within the broader context of the Romantic period, a time when emotion was celebrated and championed in literature. It analyzes his unique approach to art, which prioritized intellectual objectivity over unrestrained expression. Through his stories, we see how the author's cool, dispassionate style serves as a powerful counterpoint to the dominant literary trends of his day. The book ultimately reveals a figure wrestling with the enduring tension between intellect and emotion, between the allure of control and the inevitability of human experience. The author's meticulous exploration of this literary figure's life and work provides insightful commentary on the enduring complexities of human nature and the role of art in shaping and revealing our understanding of ourselves. 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. N� de r�f. du vendeur 9781331671978_0

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