Contes populaires de Lorraine, comparés avec les contes des autres provinces de…
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"Contes populaires de Lorraine" by Emmanuel Cosquin is a collection of folk tales written in the late 19th century. The work offers a comparative study of traditional stories from the Lorraine region, contrasting them with tales from other provinces of France and various foreign countries, while also providing an essay on the origins and spread of European folk tales. Through these narratives, readers are invited to explore the cultural richness and thematic
diversity of folklore. The opening of the work presents a tale titled "L'Homme de Fer" (The Iron Man), which follows the misadventures of a drunken old soldier named La Ramée. After unintentionally killing his colonel, he escapes to England, where he encounters a mysterious old woman who hints at treasure hidden in a castle guarded by various beasts. Encouraged by her, La Ramée ventures into the castle, retrieves a magical candle from the Iron Man, and subsequently discovers he can summon riches. The story unfolds as he navigates his desires and the consequences of his newfound power, foreshadowing themes of fortune and trickery that likely resonate throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Cosquin, Emmanuel, 1841-1919 |
|---|---|
| Title | Contes populaires de Lorraine, comparés avec les contes des autres provinces de France et des pays étrangers, volume 2 (of 2) |
| Credits |
Produced by Laurent Vogel, Chuck Greif, Eleni Christofaki and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at gallica.bnf.fr) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Tales -- France -- Lorraine |
| Subject | Folklore -- France -- Lorraine |
| Subject | Folk literature, French -- France -- Lorraine -- Themes, motives |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 50838 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-50838-2 |
| Release Date | Jan 3, 2016 |
| Last Update | Oct 22, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 429 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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