Other Times‚ Other Places: Les Misérables Author: Victor Hugo Year: 1987 (New English Translation by Lee Fahnestock and Norman MacFee). 1830 (Victor Hugo’s Original) Title: Les Misérables Country of Publication: New York‚ United States of America Set in the early 18th century‚ Les Misérables spans a few generations of people‚ who fought for freedom and well-being in a harsh world as pre-revolution and post-Napoleon France was. The story follows the political progress in France‚ for the second
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He was one of the icons of modernism and one of the pioneers in modern high design. Le Corbusier is a designer‚ an urbanist and a writer. He was one talented man in so many ways. One of his works that got my attention most is Villa Savoye‚ pronounced as villa savua. This house is located in Poissy‚ a small commune outside of Paris. Le Corbusier established “The Five Points” of architecture. They are as follows‚ pilotis (slender columns)‚ flat roof terrace‚ open plan‚ ribbon windows and free façade
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Themes: The Long-Term Effects of the French Revolution on French Society In les Miserable‚ “Hugo traces the social impact of the numerous revolutions‚ insurrections‚ and executions that took place in late eighteenth- and early nineteenth-century France”(39). The writer sympathises with the people and the republican movements rather than the monarchy. In his novel he criticizes all of the regimes sense the French Revolution because it doesn’t deal fairly with the social injustice and there are to
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“Les Miserables” The movie “Les Miserables” revolved around the character of Jean Valjean and on how did he surpass the problems that he encountered. The character of Jean Valjean is influenced and linked with other characters whose lives become intertwined. Jean Valjean was an honest man who committed a minor crime of stealing a loaf of bread to feed his family.His criminal records led him to have a hard time finding employment‚ lodgings and place in the society. Despite of these hardships he
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LES MISERABLES --Victor Hugo‚ published 1862 --the Miserable‚ the wretched‚ the miserable ones‚ the poor ones‚ the victims -- French Revolution About: Novels follows the lives and interactions of several characters‚ focusing on the struggles of ex-convict JEAN VALJEAN and his experience of redemption. Hugo explains the work’s overarching structure: * A progress from evil to good * From justice to injustice * From falsehood to truth * From night to day * From corruption to life from
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Pierre Corneille’s Le Cid focuses on a legendary hero of the twelfth century Spain‚ and his feats of heroism‚ rivalry‚ and honour. It is Corneille’s opinion that dramatic poetry is a portrayal of the actions of men‚ that is to say‚ his writing was intended to depict‚ or imitate the actions of men. But a more pervading definition that is evident in the play‚ is that man’s actions are the result of fate‚ not of man’s own will or action. It seems that Corneille’s primary function is to demonstrate
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Name of Film: Les Miserables Director: Tom Hooper Genre: Epic Novel I . Introduction Les Miserables is a French Novel by Victor Hugo. In the English world‚ Les Miserables can be translated from the French as The Miserables‚ The Wretched‚ The Miserable Ones‚ The Poor Ones‚ The Wretched Poor‚ or The Victims. Les Miserables was one of Victor Hugo’s greatest works. Some of Victor Hugo’s sources came from what happened in his life. Jean Valjean’s character is
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LE CORBUSIER ( 1887-1965) Le Corbusier has an original name Charles Edouard Jeanneret who was born in Switzerland in 1887. He was the second son of a dial painter‚ and a musician teacher. He is the most influential architect of the 20th century. He was an architect‚ designer‚ painter‚ writer‚ and city planner‚active mostly in France . He was one of the pioneers of modern architecture‚ which he considered as International Style. In 1907‚ after completing his first building project‚ Villa Pallet
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Les Misérables I picked the movie Les Misérables because for as long as I can remember my mom has been trying to get me to watch it. It is one of her favorite movies‚ plays‚ and book. Les Misérables was set in the early 19th century after the French Revolution. This time was known as the Restoration; this is when France (particularly Paris) was trying to restore and reestablish their country. Strict laws with harsh penalties became the norm in France. Jean Valjean (a poor peasant) was sentenced
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The Role of Economics in Human Life In the film Les Miserables‚ most of the scenes focus on how human strives for his own survival. Like in the character of Fantine who symbolizes the powerless and discriminated women at that time due to lack of education and wealth. They are also those who are good but poor and hopeless women condemned by the cruel society. Moreover‚ through the character of Fantine reveals the hypocrisy of the society that ostracizes and discriminates women. Through these miseries
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