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Les PlÃ(c)iades
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ISBN13: 9781025798097
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 452
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.91 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: French
Les Pléiades est un chef-d'Åuvre de la littérature française du XIXe siècle, explorant avec finesse les thèmes de l'individualisme, de la noblesse d'esprit et de la quÃate de l'idéal. Le récit suit trois jeunes Européens - un Français, un Anglais et un Allemand - qui, réunis sur les rives du lac Majeur, se reconnaissent comme des  fils de roi Â, des Ãatres d'exception refusant de se soumettre à la médiocrité ambiante de leur époque.
À travers leurs parcours amoureux et leurs réflexions philosophiques, l'auteur dresse un portrait saisissant d'une aristocratie morale en lutte contre le matérialisme croissant. Ce roman d'idées, à la fois mélancolique et passionné, interroge la place de l'individu supérieur dans une société en pleine mutation. Les Pléiades demeure une Åuvre incontournable pour saisir la pensée de Gobineau et sa vision singulière de la dignité humaine, portée par un style élégant et une analyse psychologique profonde des passions humaines.
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