| Romain Rolland the Man and His Work Contributor(s): Zweig, Stefan (Author), Paul, Eden And Cedar (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1163215120 ISBN-13: 9781163215128 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $49.35 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2010 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - History | Europe - France - Literary Collections |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 1.06" H x 6" W x 9" (1.70 lbs) 412 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 1921. Rolland was a French novelist, dramatist, essayist, mystic, and pacifist, who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1915. He had a strong sense of social responsibility and believed that art must be a part of the struggle to bring enlightenment to people. Rolland's biographer, Zweig, achieved fame with his psychoanalytically-oriented biographies of historical characters. Contents Part One: Biographical; Part Two: Early Work as a Dramatist; Part Three: The Heroic Biographies; Part Four: Jean Christophe; Part Five: Intermezzo Scherzo (Colas Breugnon); and Part Six: The Conscience of Europe. |