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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame ( French: Notre-Dame de Paris, lit. ' Our Lady of Paris ', originally titled Notre-Dame de Paris. 1482) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The title refers to the Notre-Dame Cathedral, which features prominently throughout the novel.
Jan 15, 2010 · This extraordinary historical French gothic novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the disabled bell-ringer of Notre-Dame, as he struggles to stand up to his ableist guardian Claude Frollo, who also wants to commit genocide ...
May 23, 2024 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame, historical novel by Victor Hugo, originally published in French in 1831 as Notre-Dame de Paris (‘Our Lady of Paris’). Set in Paris during the 15th century, the novel centers on Quasimodo, the deformed bell ringer of Notre-Dame Cathedral, and his unrequited love.
During the 1482 Festival of Fools in Paris, Quasimodo, the hunchback of Notre Dame, is elected the Pope of Fools for being the ugliest person in Paris. He is hoisted on a throne and paraded around Paris by the jeering mob.
The Hunchback of Notre Dame Summary. It is 1482 and the people of Paris have gathered to watch a play in the Palace of Justice to celebrate the “Feast of Fools” (a popular medieval carnival). The play’s author, Pierre Gringoire, is extremely proud of his work and excited to show it to the public.
An epic tale of beauty and sadness, The Hunchback of Notre Dame portrays the sufferings of humanity with compassion and power. Read the free full text, the full book summary, or the full list of character descriptions for The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
Sep 1, 2004 · The Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo. No cover available. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Harvard Classics. In Movie Books. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
Apr 1, 2001 · Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo. Read now or download (free!) Similar Books. Readers also downloaded… In Harvard Classics. In Movie Books. In Banned Books from Anne Haight's list. About this eBook. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
One of the first great novels of the Romantic era, Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame has thrilled generations of readers with its powerfully melodramatic story of Quasimodo, the...
Courage Books, 1995 - Fiction - 695 pages. The setting of this extraordinary historical novel is medieval Paris: a city of vividly intermingled beauty and grotesquerie, surging with violent...
