Set in paris during the 15th century, the novel centers on quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of notre dame cathedral, and his unrequited love. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the us or from the uk, depending on stock availability. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. G spedizione gratuita per i clienti prime e per ordini a partire da 29 spediti da amazon. Cet ouvrage a fait lobjet dun veritable travail en vue dune edition numerique. Everything in the hunchback of notre dame is a fascinating juxtaposition of the grotesque and the sublime the speech, the characters, the setting. A celebration of the cathedral will detail the impressive architecture of the building, the priceless artifacts it contains, and the major historical events that have taken place in its presence. Fu il primo grande successo dello scrittore francese. Condition a fine copy in a jacket with one coinsized chip to. Download the hunchback of notre dame victor hugo pdf. Under the pen of the writer, our lady comes alive and touches people around the world. Condition a fine copy in a jacket with one coinsized chip to the rear panel and several other minute chips at corners.
Publication date 1831 usage attributionnoderivatives 4. The hunchback of notre dame summary, characters, book. However every other chapter covers the histories of the buildings of france. More commonly known as the hunchback of notre dame, victor hugo s romantic novel of dark passions and unrequited love in the vaulted gothic towers of notre dame cathedral lives quasimodo, the hunchbacked bellringer. Sils nont pas ete publies dans les precedentes editions du livre, cest par une raison bien simple. The story reminds me of a film version i saw as a kid, and the story itself is very much demented from the disney. Our lady of paris is a french gothic novel by victor hugo, published in 1831.
The novel has been described as a key text in french literature and has been adapted for film over a dozen times, as well as numerous television and stage adaptations, such as a 1923 silent film with lon chaney, a 1939 sound film with charles laughton. But if it wasnt for one french literary legend, victor hugo, and his bestselling book then its breathtaking legacy may well have vanished forever. This essay contrasts the erotoreligious longings of frollowith its linguistic baggage of reverence, possession and rapewith the more naive. Celleci est touffue et fouillee comme les architectures des cathedrales. Although it lacks the depth and humanity of les miserables, it possesses a grandeur of architectonic structure and an olympian compassion all its own. Top edge gilt limited to 100 copies in english for america, of which this is number 5. The hunchback of notre dame is the more common title for this masterpiece about a hunchback living in the famous cathedral in paris. It will also show, through film stills and artwork reproductions, the ways in which the notre dame has permeated our popular culture.
Volume i by hugo, victor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Victormarie hugo 18021885 was a french poet, playwright, novelist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the romantic movement in france. Our own great novelists work is fresher, healthier perhaps, more of the open air. The story is set in paris in 1482 during the reign of louis xi.
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