La Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gillouin, René, 1881-1971

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"La Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles" by René Gillouin is a biographical and critical work written in the early 20th century. This text explores the life and literary contributions of the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, a notable figure in French literature. Gillouin's examination appears to focus on her lineage, formative years, and initial artistic inspirations, offering insights into her unique sensibility as a poet and how her aristocratic background may have influenced her work and perspective. The opening of the work introduces the Comtesse Mathieu de Noailles, detailing her illustrious ancestry which includes prominent families and cultural influences from Eastern Europe. It highlights her childhood experiences in both Paris and Haute-Savoie, where the lush landscapes and rich cultural environment nurtured her artistic sensibilities. A thread of musicality and romantic longing is woven through her early interactions with nature, literature, and art, laying the groundwork for her later literary endeavors. This background sets the stage for an exploration of her poetic voice, characterized by its passionate yet measured embrace of beauty and emotion. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Credits:

Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 73.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.

Release date is 2013-12-08