Visages

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Chevassu, Francis, 1861-1918

Language:

French

Physical Description:

1 online resource : multiple file formats

Place of Publication:

Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg,

Summary:

"Visages" by Francis Chevassu is a collection of essays likely written in the early 20th century. The work appears to explore various character studies, reflecting a diverse array of human experiences and social conditions, possibly focusing on individuals encountered in Paris. Chevassu adopts the perspective of an observer, aiming to capture the essence of people through their faces and lives, blending elements of realism with a touch of personal interpretation. The opening of "Visages" presents a preface in which the author justifies his approach to narrating character portraits as subjective impressions rather than critical analyses. He contrasts his method with more traditional critiques, explaining that he aims to depict individuals in their personal light, influenced by the surrounding societal context. Chevassu mentions his earlier work "Les Parisiens," indicating that this collection follows a similar theme but with a focus on the nuances of individual faces and their stories. The text sets the stage for an intimate journey through the lives and emotions of the characters that populate the author's Parisian observations. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

Contents:

François Coppée

Jules Lemaître

Anatole France

Léon Bourgeois

Paul Deschanel

A. Naquet

Paul Déroulède

F. Brunetière

Henri Lavedan

Aurélien Scholl

272 Henri Rochefort

Émile Ollivier

Maurice Donnay

Le Père Didon

Monsieur Ranc

Charles Bocher

Quesnay de Beaurepaire

Antoine.

Credits:

Produced by Clarity, Nicole Pasteur and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Notes:

Reading ease score: 68.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.

Release date is 2015-12-02