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| Original Title: | L'Œuvre au noir |
| ISBN: | 2070367983 (ISBN13: 9782070367986) |
| Edition Language: | French URL http://www.gallimard.fr/Catalogue/GALLIMARD/Folio/Folio/L-OEuvre-au-Noir |
| Literary Awards: | Prix Femina (1968) |
Marguerite Yourcenar
Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 480 pages Rating: 4.07 | 3712 Users | 227 Reviews
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| Title | : | L'Œuvre au noir |
| Author | : | Marguerite Yourcenar |
| Book Format | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 480 pages |
| Published | : | June 25th 1976 by Folio (first published May 8th 1968) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Cultural. France. Classics. European Literature. French Literature |
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En créant le personnage de Zénon, alchimiste et médecin du XVIe siècle, Marguerite Yourcenar, l'auteure des Mémoires d'Hadrien, ne raconte pas seulement le destin tragique d'un homme extraordinaire. C'est toute une époque qui revit dans son infinie richesse, comme aussi dans son âcre et brutale réalité ; un monde contrasté où s'affrontent le Moyen Age et la Renaissance, et où pointent déjà les temps modernes, monde dont Zénon est issu, mais dont peu à peu cet homme libre se dégage, et qui pour cette raison même finira par le broyer.Rating Regarding Books L'Œuvre au noir
Ratings: 4.07 From 3712 Users | 227 ReviewsCommentary Regarding Books L'Œuvre au noir
Marvellous...simply marvellous! The action takes place between 1510 and 1569, in Europe, mainly in Bruges and the historical reconstitution is rigorous. By that time, Flanders was a very violent place. The Reformation, the birth of modern science, the beginnings of industrialisation originated intrigues , peasant revolts and religious wars. Zeno, the alchemist, healer and philosopher hero, represents these new ideas, these new possibilities. He is one of the most "real fictional" characters IL'œuvre au noir (literally, oeuvre to black ) or, for English readers, The Abyss, is considered one of the two greatest works of Yourcenar, together with Memoirs of Hadrian. There are some obvious similarities between the two works: their main characters are both free-thinking men, visionaries ahead of their time whose brilliance both makes them shine and detaches them from the rest of society; both are written somewhat introspectively, narrating the evolution of the main character's life; and
Zeno of Bruges (The Abyss) takes place between the years 1510 and 1569 - the years of the main character Zeno's birth and death. The action transpires in Bruges (Belgium) during the Reformation and Counter-Reformation - the tail end of the humanistic Renaissance in Europe. Those were violent and plague-filled times: the Great Death, wars, religious revolts, the Inquisition. This bloody period in Europe's history also saw important scientific discoveries and rising industrial growth. Born, bred,
There can be no lasting settlement whatsoever between those who search, weigh, dissect, and are proud of being able to think differently tomorrow from today, and those who believe or claim to believe, and under penalty of death force their peers to do the same ([Il] nexiste aucun accommodement durable entre ceux qui cherchent, pèsent, dissèquent, et shonorent dêtre capables de penser demain autrement quaujourdhui, et ceux qui croient ou affirment croire, et obligent sous peine de mort leurs
A monumental piece of literature. Zeno of Brugge - a doctor, alchemist, philosopher, atheist and, above all, an upright man - is an unconventional person whose thoughts, words and deeds reflect the time of religious upheaval, scientific revolution, and political turmoil (the late 16th century). I was particularly impressed by the narration of Zeno's relationship with the ailing guardian of the Franciscan monastery and the description of Zeno's suicide at the end of the book, strongly reminiscent
Reading a book by M. Yourcenar, a prose writer of great skill, is invariably a delight. The scope of her novels is epic, the composition is as intricate and carefully crafted as a Beethoven symphony. Here in The Abyss, the main theme of the book - the clash between the impetus of momentous historical forces and the destiny of a single human being - is introduced in the very first sentence of the book. It accompanies the reader throughout the book as an insistent motto theme. Yourcenar's prose is
The first thing I ever read written about Marguerite Yourcenar was simply "Yourcenar conjures worlds." It was with this revealing piece of information that I went into one of the better known works of an immensely powerful writer, bearer of an equally powerful name. And, try as I may, I cannot find the words to put it any better: Yourcenar does conjure worlds, as she taps into the depths of a complex, high symbolical story that finds its ideal way of storytelling in the heavy, description-based
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