| Author |
Noailles, Anna de, 1876-1933 |
| Illustrator |
Schmied, François-Louis, 1873-1941 |
| Title |
Les Climats
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| Original Publication |
France: Société du livre contemporain,1924.
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read.
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| Credits |
Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica))
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| Summary |
"Les Climats" by Anna de Noailles is a poetic collection written in the early 20th century. The work deeply explores themes of nature, memory, and the sensory experiences associated with different landscapes and climates, drawing heavily on the author's personal reflections and observations. Through rich and evocative imagery, it suggests the intimate connection between human emotions and the natural world. At the start of the collection, the reader is transported to Syracuse, where the author vividly describes the vibrant yet melancholic atmosphere of the city as it wakes to a tempestuous morning. The imagery depicts the interplay of light and heat, immersing the reader in a sensory experience filled with sounds, scents, and visual contrasts. The narrator reflects on both the beauty and the pain of existence, feeling a deep sense of nostalgia and longing for connection as they observe everyday life and the surroundings, creating a backdrop for the exploration of deeper emotional themes that will unfold throughout the work. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
French |
| LoC Class |
PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
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| Subject |
Poetry of places
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| Subject |
French poetry -- 20th century
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
68719 |
| Release Date |
Aug 9, 2022 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Aug 10, 2022 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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