Project Gutenberg 2007-11-25 Public domain in the USA. 226 Figuier, Louis 1819 1894 Figuier, Guillaume-Louis Gutenberg, pièce historique en 5 actes, 8 tableaux Produced by Camille François, Chuck Greif, Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Gutenberg, pièce historique en 5 actes, 8 tableaux" by Louis Figuier is a historical play written in the late 19th century. The narrative revolves around the life and ambitions of Jean Gutenberg, an ambitious inventor determined to revolutionize the way books are produced. Set during the early days of the printing press in Europe, the play explores themes of innovation, ambition, and the interactions between love and personal aspiration. At the start of the play, we are introduced to the character of Jean Gutenberg in Mayence, where he grapples with his decision to abandon his successful career as an orfèvre (goldsmith) to pursue an invention that would allow for the mass production of written works. He confides in his sister Hébèle about his dreams and his desire to free humanity from the burdensome work of hand-copying texts, all while facing societal pressure and the threat from those who misunderstand his intentions. As he prepares to leave for a new chapter in his life, the stage is set for the conflicts between his creative ambitions, the love he shares with Annette, and the societal changes heralded by the advent of the printing press. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 85.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Gutenberg, Johann, 1397?-1468 -- Drama PQ Text FR Théâtre Browsing: Literature Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 257095 2025-06-10T04:23:29.623688 text/html 253380 2007-11-25T10:23:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 79615 2007-11-25T10:23:42 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 169832 2025-06-10T04:23:39.139713 application/epub+zip 174844 2025-06-10T04:23:33.430683 application/epub+zip 154254 2025-06-10T04:23:31.961755 application/epub+zip 374428 2025-06-10T04:23:42.914661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 390031 2025-06-10T04:23:38.147732 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 359621 2022-09-11T06:19:29.449274 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 202774 2025-06-10T04:23:28.553736 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 198533 2007-11-25T10:23:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 72830 2007-11-25T10:23:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18467 2025-06-10T04:23:43.053658 application/rdf+xml 16060 2025-06-10T04:23:32.535689 image/jpeg 3615 2025-06-10T04:23:32.249707 image/jpeg 163394 2025-06-10T04:23:29.643731 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