A study of Scarlett & Red, a 19th century novel
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The title is a line from Le Rouge et le Noir, our next reading. It is set in Restauration society and known for its psychological depth.
Apparently, there’s a movie adaptation featuring a young Ewan McGregor.
“Devoirs” from OCR-ed old edition → https://pastebin.com/ZgzPZwvf.
In the first 10-15mn, we'll do a recap of Montaigne—think of « une phrase qui vous a marqué »
This is part of our mimetic desire thread; French proficiency expected.
« Ces mœurs si peu aimables, cette France grave, morose, que nous on léguée les Jésuites, la Congrégation et le gouvernement des Bourbons, de 1814 à 1830 ». Voilà ce qui fait l’essentiel de la Restauration aux yeux de Stendhal.
With the elimination of inter-library loans, let’s try to be resourceful in finding study aids (I have the one for R/N, not Bovary).
I’m keeping tabs on the group here → https://shorturl.at/EjAq3. Look there first for references.