Project Gutenberg 2022-07-29 Public domain in the USA. 162 Rostand, Edmond 1868 1918 Le Cantique de l'Aile $aFrance :$bFasquelle,$c1922. Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le_Cantique_de_l%27aile Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Le Cantique de l'Aile" by Edmond Rostand is a collection of poems written in the early 20th century. The work appears to celebrate themes of aspiration, heroism, and the human spirit's flight towards freedom, using the metaphor of wings to explore broader ideas of conquest and the challenges faced by those who dare to dream. At the start of the collection, the poet invokes images of heroes and their longing for flight, reflecting on the significance of human ingenuity and courage. Rostand eloquently portrays the moment mankind first took to the skies, emphasizing the triumphant spirit of France as its people embrace the newfound ability to soar. The initial verses set a tone of pride and nostalgia, grounding the theme of flight in historical context while expressing a universal yearning for liberation and adventure. The reader is invited into a lyrical exploration of how this leap into the unknown transforms the landscape of expectations for humanity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/lecantiquedelail00rostuoft 20210319162036rostand 1922 FR Reading ease score: 79.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. fr French poetry PQ Text Category: Poetry Category: French Literature 396809 2025-07-27T08:01:21.730248 text/html 374088 2024-10-18T23:37:22 text/html 252272 2025-07-27T08:01:29.843186 application/epub+zip 251856 2025-07-27T08:01:22.878219 application/epub+zip 195009 2025-07-27T08:01:22.265257 application/epub+zip 370725 2025-07-27T08:01:33.855147 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383678 2025-07-27T08:01:29.307187 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 326716 2022-09-30T21:24:23.534414 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 277479 2025-07-27T08:01:20.384306 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 257538 2024-10-18T23:37:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16553 2025-07-27T08:01:34.011144 application/rdf+xml 16914 2025-07-27T08:01:22.408197 image/jpeg 2554 2025-07-27T08:01:22.337215 image/jpeg 217832 2025-07-27T08:01:21.761194 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