Atala: Or the Love and Constancy of Two Savages in the Desert (1814) - Hardcover

Chateaubriand, Francois Auguste

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9781104679248: Atala: Or the Love and Constancy of Two Savages in the Desert (1814)

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ISBN 10: 1104679248 ISBN 13: 9781104679248

Publisher: Kessinger Publishing, 2009

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At the moment when I was sealing my vows with a gentle kiss, to which Atala at this time made but a feeble resistance, a rapid stream of lightning, followed by a tremendous clap of thunder, filled all the forest with sulphur and light, and shivered a tree at our feet. We fled, trembling with fright. But oh, wonderful!--in the calm which succeeded this shock, we head the sound of a bell! We both stood speechless and listened to this noise, so extraordinary in such a wilderness... --from Atala Now considered the father of French literary Romanticism, Fran�ois-Ren� Chateaubriand was still unknown as an author when he published Atala in 1801, but the sensation it caused skyrocketed him to fame. The story of doomed Indian lovers in 17th-century America, where Catholicism was taking hold and beginning to impassion natives, it is a celebration of nature and innocence, romance and religious feeling. Hard to find in print, this classic of the fiction of early America is essential reading for anyone seeking a deeper appreciation of 19th-century literature. French writer, diplomat, and politician FRAN�OIS-REN�, VICOMTE DE CHATEAUBRIAND (1768-1848) is also the author of Ren� (1802) and Les Martyrs (1809), among other works. A passionate epicure, he lent his name to the cut of beef tenderloin now known as Chateaubriand.

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