Project Gutenberg 2023-02-20 Public domain in the USA. 120 Tagore, Rabindranath 1861 1941 Mirabaud-Thorens, H. (Henriette) 1881 1943 Mirabaud-Thorens, Henriette Le cycle du printemps $aFrance :$bStock, $c1926. René Galluvot (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Le cycle du printemps" by Rabindranath Tagore is a poetic play written in the early 20th century. The work explores themes of life, death, and renewal through a vibrant depiction of spring, drawing on symbolism and character interactions to illustrate the eternal cycle of nature and existence. Central to the narrative is a group of youthful characters who embark on a quest to capture the elusive 'Vieil Homme,' emblematic of old age or death, as they seek to understand and confront the transitory nature of life. The opening of the play sets a dramatic scene within the royal court, where the King is deeply troubled by the prospect of aging and mortality, marked by the appearance of gray hairs. As the court buzzes with concern over the King's declining health, various characters—including the Vizir, the Doctor Struti-Bhushan, and the Poet Kabi-Shekhar—interact in a mix of banter and philosophical discussion. They grapple with concepts of hope, mortality, and the futility of material concerns, forming the backdrop for the youthful characters who seek to challenge the old and celebrate the vitality of life in the face of inevitable change. This interplay between the different facets of existence foreshadows the larger themes that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k34129402 20221219222708tagore 1926 FR Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr Indic drama -- Translations into French Bengali drama -- Translations into French PK Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 128842 2025-07-27T14:39:06.573757 text/html 130988 2023-02-20T19:24:07 text/html 165730 2025-07-27T14:39:10.258745 application/epub+zip 164513 2025-07-27T14:39:07.276721 application/epub+zip 118568 2025-07-27T14:39:06.910731 application/epub+zip 221971 2025-07-27T14:39:12.355718 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211088 2025-07-27T14:39:09.703714 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108062 2025-07-27T14:39:06.165743 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 107864 2023-02-20T19:24:07 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18318 2025-07-27T14:39:12.511724 application/rdf+xml 23768 2025-07-27T14:39:07.016760 image/jpeg 3597 2025-07-27T14:39:06.962727 image/jpeg 39960 2023-02-20T19:24:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 150903 2023-02-20T19:24:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 151055 2025-07-27T14:39:06.586754 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