Tête-d'Or - Claudel, Paul; Newberry, J S (John Strong)
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Paul Claudel's "Tête-D'Or" is a landmark of 19th-century French drama, presented here in a carefully prepared print edition. This translated drama explores profound philosophical themes through allegory and symbolism. Rooted in the European dramatic tradition, "Tête-D'Or" offers a powerful and enduring exploration of the human condition. Claudel's work transcends its time, engaging with universal questions of power, faith, and the search for meaning. A significant contribution to both French literature and the broader landscape of philosophical drama, "Tête-D'Or" resonates as a timeless work…mehr

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Paul Claudel's "Tête-D'Or" is a landmark of 19th-century French drama, presented here in a carefully prepared print edition. This translated drama explores profound philosophical themes through allegory and symbolism. Rooted in the European dramatic tradition, "Tête-D'Or" offers a powerful and enduring exploration of the human condition. Claudel's work transcends its time, engaging with universal questions of power, faith, and the search for meaning. A significant contribution to both French literature and the broader landscape of philosophical drama, "Tête-D'Or" resonates as a timeless work of epic proportions. Readers interested in translated drama and the rich tapestry of 19th-century French literature will find this a compelling and thought-provoking experience. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Paul Claudel (1868-1955) was a French poet, dramatist and diplomat, and the younger brother of the sculptor Camille Claudel. A devout Catholic, he was best-known for his verse dramas. He was born, in the Aisne département, into a family of farmers and government officials. His father was a financier, while his mother came from a family of farmers and priests. An unbeliever in his teenage years, Paul experienced a sudden conversion at the age of eighteen on Christmas Day 1886 while listening to a choir sing Vespers in the cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. He would remain an active Catholic for the rest of his life. As a young man, Claudel seriously considered entering a monastery, but in the end took up a post in the diplomatic corps, in which he would serve from 1893 to 1936. He was first vice-consul in New York, and later in Boston; French consul in various cities in China (1895-1909); then later in Prague, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and Rome. He was Minister Plenipotentiary in Rio de Janeiro, and then Copenhagen (1920); ambassador in Tokyo (1921-1927), Washington, D.C. (1928-1933) and Brussels (1933-1936). In 1936 he retired.Due to his position in the Diplomatic Corps, during his early career Claudel published either anonymously or under a pseudonym. This led to him remaining obscure figure until the editors of the Nouvelle Revue Française recognised his work and began collaborating with him.The best-known of his plays are Le Partage de midi (1906), L'Annonce faite à Marie (1910), and Le Soulier de satin (1931). He also wrote the text for Jeanne d'Arc au Bûcher (1939), Honegger's 'opera-oratorio'. In addition to the verse dramas, Claudel also wrote a substantial corpus of lyric poetry.