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The novel is described as one of the earliest works of the Lost Generation movement [1] or as the work which started it; [2] the novel had a major impact on the later writers of the movement, namely on Ernest Hemingway [3] and Erich Maria Remarque. [4] Barbusse wrote Le feu while he was a serving soldier. He claimed to have taken notes for the ...
L'Enfer has been translated into English several times, first as The Inferno by Edward J. O'Brien for Boni and Liveright in 1918 in a heavily abridged form, then again as The Inferno by John Rodker for Joiner & Steele in 1932, and then in full as Hell by Robert Baldick for Chapman and Hall in 1966 - later reissued by Turtle Point Press in 1995.
After the revolt ended in 1174, relations between Henry II and his sons continued to be strained. By 1187 Henry the Young King was dead, Richard was in line to inherit, and Henry II was on the brink of war with Philip II. In June that year Richard travelled to Paris with Philip II and struck up a friendship with the French king.
The sudden death of Henri II changed the landscape of French politics overnight, and Condé was present at his brother's negotiations with the House of Montmorency and House of Bourbon-Montpensier as they sought to negotiate who would be the powerbroker for the young king. [7]
Lana Del Rey is teasing new music — and she has a lot of questions for someone named “Henry.”. Del Rey, 38, shared a snippet of an unreleased song via Instagram on Wednesday, January 17, one ...
Peter O'Toole as King Henry II in The Lion in Winter (1968). Henry II appears as a character in several modern plays and films. He is a central character in James Goldman's 1966 play The Lion in Winter, set in 1183 and presenting an imaginary encounter between Henry's immediate family and Philip Augustus over Christmas at Chinon.
Assassination of Henri I, Duke of Guise, by Henri III, in 1588. Painting by Charles Durupt in the Château de Blois, where the attack took place. On 23 December 1588, Henri I, Duke of Guise was assassinated by the Quarante Cinq serving King Henri III. The event was one of the most critical moments of the French Wars of Religion.
A Star Called Henry (1999) is a novel by Irish writer Roddy Doyle. It is Vol. 1 of The Last Roundup series. The second installment of the series, Oh, Play That Thing , was published in 2004.