Project Gutenberg 2003-12-01 Public domain in the USA. 188 Gautier, Théophile 1811 1872 Gaultier, Theophile Gautier, Theophile Gautier, Pierre-Jules-Théophile La Comédie de la mort La Comedie de la mort Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Com%C3%A9die_de_la_mort Produced by Christine De Ryck and PG Distributed Proofreaders. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Biblioth que nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "La Comédie de la mort" by Théophile Gautier is a collection of poetic reflections written in the early 19th century. The work delves into the themes of death and the mortality of life, expressing a philosophical exploration of existence and the afterlife, as well as the emotions tied to love and loss. The narrative voice contemplates the nature of death, the sadness of forgotten graves, and the potential torment of the deceased who are unremembered by the living. The opening portion of the book establishes a somber and introspective atmosphere, as the narrator observes a dreary scene on the day of the dead. The melancholic imagery sets the stage for a meditation on the forgotten souls buried in unkempt graves, evoking a sense of pity for the dead who have been abandoned by their loved ones. The narrator reflects on the unsettling thought that death may not bring peace, and imagines the painful existence of the forgotten dead, contemplating whether they long for the past amidst their eternal silence. This contemplative tone continues as the narrator engages with the notion of the remorse and longing experienced by those in the grave, offering a poignant exploration of human existence in the face of mortality. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Death -- Poetry Death in literature PQ Text FR Poésie Category: Poetry Category: French Literature 324292 2025-08-05T03:36:32.886089 text/html 324389 324153 2024-11-05T04:53:12.313051 2023-10-05T05:45:48.879389 text/html text/html 185611 2025-08-05T03:36:44.962974 application/epub+zip 187711 2025-08-05T03:36:36.742048 application/epub+zip 187711 2025-08-05T03:36:34.636009 application/epub+zip 379355 2025-08-05T03:36:49.251976 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 324804 2025-08-05T03:36:42.163977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 301004 2022-09-05T08:02:25.030329 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 259475 2025-08-05T03:36:32.479102 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 239558 2024-10-28T17:49:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17876 2025-08-05T03:36:49.394943 application/rdf+xml 12450 2025-08-05T03:36:35.121011 image/jpeg 3306 2025-08-05T03:36:34.879066 image/jpeg 178335 2025-08-05T03:36:32.913075 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia