Dover Dual Language French - Böcker

Controversial book of verse, first published in 1857, presented in a handsome dual-language edition, together with superb selection of great French poet's other works: prose poems from "Spleen of Paris," critical essays on art, music, and literature, as well as personal letters. Line-by-line English translation, with original French text on facing page.

In his stories Guy de Maupassant (1850–1893) blended brilliantly realistic depictions of characters moving against carefully described backgrounds with an objectivity and universality that has earned him a place among the finest of all short-story writers. In this collection of seven of his most popular stories, each tale reflects both the author's intimate familiarity with Paris and the provinces in the Belle Époque, as well as a non-judgmental humanism that is one of Maupassant's most attractive qualities.Included in this volume are his celebrated masterpiece "Boule de Suif," along with six other finely crafted selections: "La Parure," "Mademoiselle Fifi," "La Maison Tellier," "La Ficelle," "Miss Harriet," and "Le Horla.The stories are printed in French with excellent new word-for-word English translations on the facing pages.Students of both French and English will find here an excellent resource for upgrading their language skills. Admirers of fine literature will enjoy the conciseness, strength, and rigorous economy that characterize Maupassant's art.

Carefully chosen collection provides both the French original and new line-by-line English translations — on facing pages — of 6 great 19th-century French short stories. Merim\u00e9e's Mateo Falcone, Sylvie by Nerval, Daudet's La mule du Pape, Flaubert's H\u00e9rodias, L’attaque du moulin by Zola, and de Maupassant's Mademoiselle Perle. Introduction and Notes.