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Alfred de Musset is here and his epitaph says:. Always a poet, the dear Alfred and his tomb is neat. Musset is buried alone but not Balzac, who rests with his great love, the countess Hanska. His grave includes a sculpture of a book and a quill but his famous coffee pot is missing. He shares a grave with his parents, his brother Robert and his sister-in-law.
I thought that her tombstone seems a bit tame for such a flamboyant artist and woman. I though his grave was too gray for the poet who wrote that the earth is blue, like an orange. She threw herself through the window when he died in At a corner, I saw this grave, for the Bouquin family. In French, a bouquin is an affectionate and colloquial way to call a book. He was one of the cartoonists who died during the Charlie Hebdo attack in He died because he believed that freedom of speech was worth sacrifices, that it is an inalienable right.
In these desolate times where a powerful president would rather tweet opinions instead of sticking to facts, journalists and cartoonists are more than ever necessary. It is truly an excellent article. And as you can see, Charlie Hebdo has not lost their edge. His death became a symbol of the opposition to the Second Empire and the fight for a republic.
The recumbent effigy on his grave is supposed to represent him the way he died…erection included. A legend was born and touching his family jewels is supposed to help infertile women to conceive. See how shiny the said parts of his anatomy are compared to the rest of the effigy? Have you been there? If yes, who did you visit? It is a collection of short stories composed of. The Happy Prince is my favourite story. The Happy Prince is a statue of someone who was known for his sunny character. The statue is richly decorated and make the mayor and his clique very proud.
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He was in love with a Reed and was reluctant to leave her. The Happy Prince is no longer happy. He now feels terrible and convinces the Swallow to stay and help him right his wrongs. The Nightingale and the Rose is the story of a Nightingale who sacrifices her life to make a red rose bloom so that a Student desperately in love can conquer the girl he fancies. The Selfish Giant tells the story of a Giant who closed his garden to the neighbouring children who used it as a playground and as soon as he bans them from their paradise, Winter and his friends take possession of the place.
The Snow covered up the grass with her great white cloak, and the Frost painted all the trees silver. Then they invited the North Wind to stay with them, and he came. The Devoted Friend is about selfish Hans and his so-called definition of friendship that makes him shamelessly take and take from his friend without never giving anything back in return. The Remarkable Rocket is the story of a delusional and snooty rocket.
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So he flew round and round her, touching the water with his wings, and making silver ripples. This was his courtship, and it lasted all through the summer. Then, when the autumn came they all flew away. Since a lot of animals are involved in these tales, a lot of personifications happen.
And my native language, French, has genders for everything. So, for me a Reed or a Nightingale is a He, not a She. A Swallow or Hail is a She, not a He. It is strange the first time I hear about a reed referred to as a she and then I get used to it. I had a great time reading these tales.
In the exhibition about him in Paris, they said he used to read stories to his children when he was there. There is no such thing as a moral or an immoral book. Books are well written or badly written. It totally agree with that. Oscar Wilde, the ultimate impertinent.
It is the first time such an exhibition is organized in Paris and it is well worth visiting. A room is dedicated to the conferences he did in America. It is on the occasion of this tour that he said his famous phrase:. He was like a rock star and had his picture taken like a supermodel by the famous photographer Napoleon Sarony. You needed someone named Napoleon Sarony to immortalize the emperor of irony. Sarony went to court and his case reached the Supreme Court who judged that photographs should be included in the scope of the copyright law. Can you see him on the centre-right, near the lady with the pink dress?
Wilde was also well introduced into the Parisian beau monde. But the exhibition does not focus to much on his life as a dandy. His affairs with men are mentioned but so is his marriage to Constance Llyod. Wilde as a husband and a father are displayed. It was interesting to read about the reception of these works when they were published, see excerpts of their film version or discover the illustrations of the first editions.
I was surprised to read that Wilde was condemned in for gross indecency and that it was based on a law that was only voted in I always assumed it was a very old law that had been unearthed for the occasion. His detention was very hard, at least at the beginning at the Newgate Prison in London. He did hard labour, was not allowed to read anything but the Bible and it was forbidden to talk to fellow prisoners. Eventually, he was transferred to the Reading Gaol, near London. The absolute silence imposed in the Victorian prisons must have been a personal form of torture to the brilliant conversationalist that Wilde was.
This section of the exhibition ends with a videoed interview of Robert Badinter. He fought for the abolition of death penalty in France in and he remains well-known for that. In this interview, Badinter explains that he studied closely the Wilde trial for a series of conference about law and Justice. He used this example and the one of all the women burnt for sorcery to demonstrate that Justice is relative.
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He speaks French very well and had kind words to say about his grand-father and his work, even if he never knew him. It went beyond the funny aphorisms and the dandy costumes to show an intelligent and multifaceted man.
He used this example and the one of all the women burnt for sorcery to demonstrate that Justice is relative. Where does this strange habit stem from? The Remarkable Rocket is the story of a delusional and snooty rocket. It is on the occasion of this tour that he said his famous phrase: Australia August 26, 27 comments. If yes, what would you recommend? You needed someone named Napoleon Sarony to immortalize the emperor of irony.
I liked that his family life was shown as well, a part of him often ignored. You were definitely pointing at the stars, Mr Wilde.
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I wasn't sure how I would like this format of writing but It turned out that as one story was finished I found that I was not only ready for the next one and so one. Nothing got done till I had read them all. Being raised in the city and not having the country experience till I had children of my own I fell in love with the real life. The one my kids grow up with just in a different state.
After I finished I also felt I had a better look at the area just down the road. I've told everyone I know they need to read this and loaned my copy to a couple. The more I read the better they get.
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Unlike most pundits, he did not spend his career behind a desk. He was a teacher and I believe spent many years handling the class where all the questionable kids were sent. It was their last stop before expulsion. Ballard has seen and experienced a lot and many of those experiences are beautifully recreated in this book. He takes shots at the "anything goes" philosophy of Peter Singer of Princeton, lacerates our justice system that lets criminals roam free and offers other insights into our culture.
Lest anyone think he is a callous conservative, his "Old Man by the Side of the Road" story will resonate with readers for a long time. It will remind them of another old man in a short story by Hemingway. Alas, I forget the title. Hemingway's old man is caught in the Spanish Civil War. The story is only two or three pages but the last line lingers forever with the reader.
So will Ballard's old man. The writer in a moral man in an increasingly immoral society, and a man of integrity in a world of deceit and lies. In a time of spin and counterspin, and where a fool like Singer chairs an Ethics Department, Ballard's language and thoughts are simple, direct, blunt. Besides you have to love a book where one essay is titled, "Hank Williams, Hemingway and the Grim Reaper. A very, very good book.
Would you believe Plato married an ugly woman? You might, after reading this collection of essays from Chip Ballard. Former school teacher, newspaper columnist,novelist, and Cracker philosopher Chip Ballard has worn many hats in his time. It is in his essays and short stories that he truly shines.