""Romain Rolland the Man and His Work"" is a biography written by Stefan Zweig about the life and career of the French writer and intellectual Romain Rolland. The book provides a comprehensive overview of Rolland's life, including his childhood, education, and the many challenges he faced as a writer and thinker during the turbulent times of the early 20th century.Zweig explores Rolland's many achievements, including his prolific literary output, his work as a musicologist and historian, and his contributions to the world ...
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""Romain Rolland the Man and His Work"" is a biography written by Stefan Zweig about the life and career of the French writer and intellectual Romain Rolland. The book provides a comprehensive overview of Rolland's life, including his childhood, education, and the many challenges he faced as a writer and thinker during the turbulent times of the early 20th century.Zweig explores Rolland's many achievements, including his prolific literary output, his work as a musicologist and historian, and his contributions to the world of theater and drama. The book also delves into Rolland's political beliefs and activism, including his support for pacifism and his opposition to the First World War.Throughout the biography, Zweig provides detailed insights into Rolland's personality and character, painting a vivid portrait of a complex and fascinating individual. The book is a must-read for anyone interested in the life and work of one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century.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.
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