| Parisian Points of View by Ludovic Halevy, Fiction, Classics, Literary Contributor(s): Halévy, Ludovic (Author), Matthews, Brander (Introduction by), Matthews, Edith V. B. (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1603129707 ISBN-13: 9781603129701 Publisher: Aegypan OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: January 2007 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: To most American readers of fiction M. Ludovic Halvy is known chiefly, if not solely, as the author of that most charming of French novels, "The Abb Constantin." The novel had the rare good fortune of pleasing at once the broad public of indiscriminate readers of fiction and the narrower circle of real lovers of literature. Halvy had a very real gift -- and this collection, like "The Abb Constantin" -- shows it in full flower, including such delightful Halvy tales as "Only a Waltz," "The Dancing-Master," "The Circus Charger," "Blacky," "The Most Beautiful Woman in Paris," "The Story of a Ball-Dress," "The Insurgent," "The Chinese Ambassador," and "In the Express." |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.38" H x 6" W x 9" (0.66 lbs) 108 pages |
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Contributor Bio(s): Halevy, Ludovic: - "Ludovic Halevy (1834 - 1908) was a French author and playwright. In 1865, Ludovic Halevy's increasing popularity as an author enabled him to retire from the public service. Ten years earlier, he had become acquainted with the musician Offenbach, who was about to start a small theatre of his own in the Champs-Elysees and he wrote a sort of prologue, Entrez, messieurs, mesdames, for the opening night. Other little productions followed, Ba-ta-clan being the most noticeable among them. They were produced under the pseudonym of Jules Servieres. The name of Ludovic Halevy appeared for the first time on the bills on 1 January 1856. Soon afterwards, the unprecedented run of Orphee aux enfers, a musical parody, written in collaboration with Hector Cremieux, made his name famous. In the spring of 1860, he was commissioned to write a play for the manager of the Varietes in conjunction with another vaudevillist, Lambert-Thiboust."Matthews, Brander: - "James Brander Matthews (1852 - 1929) was an American writer and educator. He was the first full-time professor of dramatic literature at an American university and played a significant role in establishing theater as a subject worthy of formal study in the academic world. His interests ranged from Shakespeare, Moliere and Ibsen to French boulevard comedies, folk theater and the new realism of his own day." |
