Project Gutenberg 2004-10-05 Public domain in the USA. 177 Hugo, Victor 1802 1885 Hugo, Victor Marie, comte Hugo, Víctor La Esmeralda Produced by PG Distributed Proofreaders from images generously made available by the Bibliotheque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr "La Esmeralda" by Victor Hugo is a dramatic work written in the 19th century, likely in the mid-1800s during the Romantic period. The book serves as a libretto for an opera and is based on Hugo's well-known novel "Notre-Dame de Paris." It revolves around themes of love, jealousy, and social injustice, focusing on the tragic fate of the beautiful Romani girl Esmeralda, who becomes embroiled in a conflict involving a tormented priest, a nobleman, and a bell-ringer. The storyline follows Esmeralda, whose enchanting dance captivates the heart of Captain Phoebus de Châteaupers. However, her life takes a dark turn when she becomes the object of obsession for the sinister Claude Frollo, the archdeacon of Notre-Dame, leading to a series of tragic events. The narrative explores the complexities of unrequited love, betrayal, and the harsh realities of societal prejudices. As Esmeralda navigates through danger and desire, her fate is sealed by Frollo’s jealousy and Phoebus's cowardice, culminating in a tragic end that reflects the brutalities of a society unwilling to accept those who are different. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.8 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Operas -- Librettos ML Text Opera FR Théâtre Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature 155164 2025-06-06T05:59:57.410877 text/html 154985 2025-01-13T21:24:23.461203 text/html 101901 2025-06-06T06:00:03.439848 application/epub+zip 102316 2025-06-06T05:59:59.536848 application/epub+zip 102316 2025-06-06T05:59:58.282853 application/epub+zip 204693 2025-06-06T06:00:06.049823 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 184761 2025-06-06T06:00:02.552836 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 155865 2022-09-07T03:21:58.385431 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102798 2025-06-06T05:59:57.081880 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82987 2024-08-28T09:19:00 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16816 2025-06-06T06:00:06.194831 application/rdf+xml 10434 2025-06-06T05:59:58.829857 image/jpeg 2955 2025-06-06T05:59:58.554847 image/jpeg 98810 2025-06-06T05:59:57.420850 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 fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia