Project Gutenberg 2006-01-23 Public domain in the USA. 157 Gautier, Théophile 1811 1872 Gaultier, Theophile Gautier, Theophile Gautier, Pierre-Jules-Théophile Sacountala (1858) ballet-pantomime en deux actes / tiré du drame indien de Calidasâ Produced by Zoran Stefanovic, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreaders Europe at http://dp.rastko.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) "Sacountala (1858)" by Théophile Gautier is a ballet-pantomime adapted from the Indian drama by Kalidasa, created during the mid-19th century. This work captures themes of love and destiny set against a richly described backdrop of Indian mythology and traditions. The story revolves around the enchanting love affair between Sacountalâ and the king Douchmanta. The narrative begins with the divine origins of Sacountalâ, who is raised in a sacred forest. She unexpectedly encounters King Douchmanta while he is on a hunting trip, and they fall deeply in love. After he offers her a special ring as a token of their union, a curse imposed by the irascible sage Durwasas disrupts their fate, causing the king to forget his promises to her. Sacountalâ's journey then unfolds as she bravely seeks to reclaim her place in Douchmanta's heart, ultimately grappling with trials that test her resilience. The ballet concludes with a reunion and reconciliation between the two lovers, filled with beauty and celestial interventions, highlighting the themes of love's triumph over adversity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 70.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr Pantomimes Ballets -- Scenarios Ballets -- Librettos ML Text FR Théâtre Category: Romance Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore Category: French Literature 59061 2025-08-07T12:02:51.769686 text/html 52962 2006-01-23T09:29:58 text/html 96059 2025-08-07T12:02:56.719644 application/epub+zip 94254 2025-08-07T12:02:54.371657 application/epub+zip 79503 2025-08-07T12:02:53.314686 application/epub+zip 202421 2025-08-07T12:02:58.449652 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 194000 2025-08-07T12:02:56.078674 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 187729 2022-09-08T11:50:02.102673 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 51018 2025-08-07T12:02:51.484679 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51004 2006-01-23T09:28:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 50303 2006-01-23T09:29:54 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 21792 2025-08-07T12:02:58.582634 application/rdf+xml 14954 2025-08-07T12:02:53.816669 image/jpeg 3724 2025-08-07T12:02:53.564658 image/jpeg 19303 2006-01-23T09:30:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 19143 2006-01-23T09:30:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 19939 2006-01-23T09:30:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 94604 2025-08-07T12:02:51.775684 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