Romain Rolland the Man and His Work (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781432618964)

Romain Rolland the Man and His Work is a biographical and critical study of the life and works of the French writer Romain Rolland, written by the Austrian author Stefan Zweig. The book explores Rolland's literary career, including his novels, plays, and essays, as well as his political activism and his personal life. Zweig offers insights into Rolland's philosophy and his views on art, literature, and social justice, and examines the impact of his work on the cultural and political landscape of Europe in the early 20th century. The book provides a comprehensive portrait of Rolland as a writer, thinker, and human being, and offers readers a fascinating insight into the intellectual and artistic milieu of the time.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.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Author: Stefan Zweig
ISBN-10: 1432618962
ISBN-13: 9781432618964
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Language: English
Published: 04/01/2005
Pages: 412
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.06d