Does anyone know the name of an older french book with the main character/hero is named Rene'? If possible, I need to find this book asap. Thanks!
2006-11-29 19:51:52 · 4 answers · asked by shell 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I feel fairly certain that you are looking for Rene by Francois Rene de Chateaubriand. It was published in 1802 and had a profound influence on French Romantic literature. It was a classic of French literature and was published just after the French Revolution in reaction to that dark period in French history.
2006-11-29 20:19:48 · answer #1 · answered by Karma Chimera 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gee, could be several. Could the author be Stendhal? "The Red and the Black," perhaps.
I'm sure Colette had a Rene in some of her books, many of which were a kind of series.
Then there's Zola.
and Balzac, of course.
I'm curious to know if someone knows a specific answer.
Good luck.
2006-11-30 03:59:54 · answer #2 · answered by myrmidon 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree it is probably the novel “René” (1802) by François René Vicomte de Chateaubriand, a founder of romanticism in French literature. it's a tragic love story.
It's for sale US:
http://www.amazon.com/Atala-Rene-Chateaubriand/dp/2091800481/sr=8-5/qid=1164884669/ref=sr_1_5/102-9353531-1684902?ie=UTF8&s=books
or UK:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss_w_h_/203-9054288-1044717?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=Ren%E9+Chateaubriand&Go.x=11&Go.y=7
2006-11-30 06:06:11 · answer #3 · answered by solstice 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am not proficient in french language!
2006-11-30 03:53:54 · answer #4 · answered by The Knowledge Server 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋