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               BEGINNERS BOOK CLUB
               Club de livre pour les étudiants débutant en français.
                              Tout le monde est le bienvenu!

 

Join us on Wednesday, November 5, 2008, from 6-8 pm.  When you come in the front door of Alliance Française, look for the sign on the stair railing to tell you where we are meeting that day.  New and returning members are always welcome!

 

We will continue reading aloud the chilling story << La Morte Amoureuse>> [1836] by Théophile Gautier (1811-1872), starting at page 100 ­­in Great French Tales of Fantasy/Contes fantastiques célèbres: A Dual-Language Book, Edited and Translated by Stanley Appelbaum.

 

Here are some articles on church history and priestly celibacy:

  1. Wikipedia: “Clerical Celebecy” http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clerical_celibacy
  2. Catholic Encyclopedia: “Celebacy of the Clergy” http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/03481a.htm
  3. “The Church in 19th Century France 1814 to 1870” (Outline)
  4. http://www.angelfire.com/ms/seanie/history/france19c.html
  5. Theology Library (for research): http://www.shc.edu/theolibrary/history.htm#middle

 

Here are some articles on collecting folktales in 19th  century Europe:

  1. “Les Contes des Fées: The Literary Fairy Tales of France”:

         http://www.endicott-studio.com/rdrm/forconte.html

  1. “The Fairytale”: http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Fairy-tale
  2. “Folklinks: French: http://www.pitt.edu/~dash/folklinks.html#french

 

HOW TO GET A COPY OF THE NEW ANTHOLOGY

Here is the publisher's description: http://store.doverpublications.com/0486447138.html.

You can special order this text from your bookstore or borrow a copy from a
library.  Or you can order a new or used copy online:
http://www.amazon.com/French-Fantasy-Contes-fantastiques-celebres/dp/0486447138/ref=pd_sxp_f_r.

 

OTHER FRENCH AND ENGLISH TEXTS OF << La Morte Amoureuse>> ON THE INTERNET

  1. http://classiques.uqac.ca/classiques/gautier_theophile/morte_amoureuse/morte_amoureuse.html (French)
  2. http://books.google.com/books?hl=en&id=pqaWeGjBbz4C&dq=La+Morte+Amoureuse&printsec=frontcover&source=web&ots=e5Y6zgRkBj&sig=viLjh6DvRuaSXlBOZ5OLQ_2jK1M&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=8&ct=result#PPA7,M1 (English)

 

RELATED WEBSITES: For background information on this story:

  1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Morte_Amoureuse (English)
  2. http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Morte_amoureuse (French)
  3. http://www.mta.ca/faculty/arts-letters/mll/french/gautier/ (French)
  4. http://www.enotes.com/nineteenth-century-criticism/gautier-theophile (English)

 

ROMANTICISM; CONTE FANTASTIQUE

  1. http://www.questia.com/library/literature/literary-styles-and-movements/romanticism-in-literature.jsp
  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_literature_of_the_19th_century
  3. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romanticism
  4. http://www.theatrehistory.com/french/romanticism001.html
  5. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantastique

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ABOUT THE BEGINNERS BOOK CLUB
Club de livre pour les étudiants débutant en français

WHO MAY JOIN?
Our Beginners French Book welcomes new and returning members...even in
the middle of a story! We are a friendly group reading and discussing real
French literature in a relaxed atmosphere. While many of us are
students at AFMSP in the second, third, and fourth years, everyone is
welcome to try it!

HOW MUCH DOES IT COST?
It is FREE! You can purchase copy of the current book at a local bookstore,
or order it online.  Sometimes the stories are available on
the internet, or you might be able to borrow it from a library.

WHERE DO WE MEET?
Normally, we meet every first Wednesday of the month from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm
at the Alliance Française; however, when AFMSP does not have classes
in session, we meet in an alternate location.

WHAT DO WE READ?
Stories, novels, plays, essays, and poems are chosen by the members.
Members sometimes bring pictures, photos, maps, or articles to share more
information about the current selection.

WHAT HAPPENS AT THE MEETING?
We take turns reading one page at a time. If there is a lot of dialogue, we
might read a selection by taking the parts of different characters. Before
going on to the next page, we make sure everyone has a grasp of the meaning.
Our discussion is in French as much as possible!

CURIOUS?
If you have any questions and/or would like to be on the email
"reminder" list, please write to me, Maggie Catambay, at <m-cata@umn.edu>.
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MORE FRENCH!
1. Learn French With the French!

Register for classes at Alliance Française de Minneapolis/St Paul!
http://www.afmsp.org/School/tabid/103/Default.aspx

2. AFMSP CALENDAR OF EVENTS:

http://www.afmsp.org/Events/tabid/116/Default.aspx

3. CERCLE DU LIVRE:

For information, please visit this website
http://www.afmsp.org/Click on "Events."

4. FRENCH CONVERSATION GROUPS:
French Conversation Groups
http://www.afmsp.org/Resources/ConversationGroups/tabid/297/Default.aspx
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