French literature
Fontenelle, Marivaux, Baudelaire, Rimbaud, Gautier: pages of French literature presented and translated.
The Mona Lisa according to Theophile Gautier
The Mona Lisa according to Theophile Gautier Marivaux, Slave island
Marivaux In a fantasy antiquity, Iphicrate, a young Athenian nobleman, finds himself thrown on the shore of an island with his servant Harlequin. The master and the valet were joined by another duo formed by a mistress, Euphrosine, and her next, Cleanthis. Trivelin welcomes them by explaining the laws of the island: power relations are systematically reversed. The newly arrived masters and slaves had to exchange their clothes, conditions and even their names.
first evening of the “Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds”
Fontenelle Published by Fontenelle when astronomy was in vogue after the comet of 1681, the “Conversations on the Plurality of Worlds” are an explanation of the world's different systems.
the stranger
The stranger A stranger is ordinarily a person that is coming from another country. In the question-answers that follows, all is taking place as if the one that is answering is not the stranger _of_ anybody else. To enjoy with moderation!
