Recollections of Middle Life
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There is, he once told me, no heat in that country except in the hearts of the peo- ple.
As I had been told that the Dutch are naturally very serious-minded, I had thought it would be best, in order to please them, to choose my subjects In Holland 215 from the classic dramas, and to entertain them rather with the austere masterpieces of Corneille and Racine.
I took then "Polyeucte," "Horace," "Athalie," " Le Misanthrope," " Les Femmes savantes," and, if occasion offered, " Le Bar bier de Sevill...e" or "Le Mariage de Figaro," writing Mr. Van Hall, who was to be my guide in this affair, and begging him to point out himself the plays that appeared to him the best fitted to appeal to a Dutch audience.
I have learned since that he would have preferred subjects that were less grand and belonged more to the present ; but he said nothing of it to me, fearing to trouble me, and assured me that I would be lis- tened to with pleasure, whatever the theme of the lecture might be. So I chose " Polyeucte " and " Le Mariage de Figaro." I had adopted, for speaking of the master-pieces of classic drama, a method which is current to-day, but which at that time was entirely new, and perhaps savored slightly of scandal.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
There is, he once told me, no heat in that country except in the hearts of the peo- ple.
As I had been told that the Dutch are naturally very serious-minded, I had thought it would be best, in order to please them, to choose my subjects In Holland 215 from the classic dramas, and to entertain them rather with the austere masterpieces of Corneille and Racine.
I took then "Polyeucte," "Horace," "Athalie," " Le Misanthrope," " Les Femmes savantes," and, if occasion offered, " Le Bar bier de Sevill...e" or "Le Mariage de Figaro," writing Mr. Van Hall, who was to be my guide in this affair, and begging him to point out himself the plays that appeared to him the best fitted to appeal to a Dutch audience.
I have learned since that he would have preferred subjects that were less grand and belonged more to the present ; but he said nothing of it to me, fearing to trouble me, and assured me that I would be lis- tened to with pleasure, whatever the theme of the lecture might be. So I chose " Polyeucte " and " Le Mariage de Figaro." I had adopted, for speaking of the master-pieces of classic drama, a method which is current to-day, but which at that time was entirely new, and perhaps savored slightly of scandal.
What to read after Recollections of Middle Life?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Francisque Sarcey to read onlineMoreLess
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