Project Gutenberg 2023-07-19 Public domain in the USA. 154 Gide, André 1869 1951 Gide, Andre Gide, André Paul Guillaume Philoctète : $b Le traité du Narcisse. La tentation amoureuse. El Hadj $aFrance :$bMercure de France, $c1899. Laurent Vogel and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica)) "Philoctète : Le traité du Narcisse. La tentation amoureuse. El Hadj" by André Gide is a multi-part work that appears to be a blend of philosophical treatise and dramatic narrative, written in the late 19th century. The book primarily revolves around themes of morality and human desire, exploring complex emotional and ethical dilemmas through the lens of its characters, particularly focusing on Philoctète and his interactions with Ulysse and Néoptolème. The opening of the work introduces us to a cold, desolate island where the characters Ulysse and Néoptolème are preparing to confront Philoctète, a warrior abandoned by his comrades due to a grievous wound. As they discuss their mission—to retrieve Philoctète's powerful bow for the sake of their homeland—the tension rises around themes of betrayal, duty, and the essence of virtue. Néoptolème grapples with the moral implications of their plan, expressing reluctance to deceive a man in distress, while Ulysse counters that the greater good of their homeland justifies the deception. The stage is thus set for a deeper exploration of ethical conduct and the complexity of human relationships as the characters navigate their desires and obligations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/bpt6k706858 20221229073203gide 1899 FR Reading ease score: 81.6 (6th grade). Easy to read. fr French literature -- 19th century PQ Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: French Literature Category: Philosophy & Ethics 177120 2025-06-28T08:04:54.490225 text/html 176228 2023-07-19T17:58:56 text/html 188797 2025-06-28T08:04:58.323156 application/epub+zip 188014 2025-06-28T08:04:55.335197 application/epub+zip 146213 2025-06-28T08:04:54.869196 application/epub+zip 315038 2025-06-28T08:05:00.751211 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296769 2025-06-28T08:04:58.007152 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 152328 2025-06-28T08:04:54.109166 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 152114 2023-07-19T17:58:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17917 2025-06-28T08:05:00.995132 application/rdf+xml 8831 2025-06-28T08:04:54.993154 image/jpeg 1723 2025-06-28T08:04:54.931187 image/jpeg 57000 2023-07-19T17:58:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 139312 2023-07-19T17:58:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 143553 2025-06-28T08:04:54.508174 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