The Bagpipers
by George Sand
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The Master Pipers (1852) is a love story set in the contrasting landscapes of the Berry and Bourbonnais regions in central France. Sand's brilliant exploration of the developing relationships of two sets of lovers underlines her belief that women should be treated as equals to their partners in marriage. Written in the aftermath of the failed revolution of 1848, the novel's political and social message, though underplayed, is clear: only by combining what is best in French peasant stock with show more a code of non-violence will there be any possibility of the profound social change for which Sand yearned. This new translation captures the freshness and variety of Sand's style, while the notes and maps give clear guidance on the historical, geographical, and biographical background to the novel. show lessTags
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Né du drame de 48, Les Maîtres Sonneurs est celui des romans champêtres qui évoque avec le plus d'ampleur les trésors des sociétés rurales, leurs croyances occultes, leurs rites d'initiation, leurs traditions secrètes. Deux pays, deux cultures : le Berry et le Bourbonnais, le chêne et l'épi, la plaine et la forêt. Ici la sagesse des paysans de la Vallée Noire, là, chez les "bûcheux" et les muletiers de Combrailles, le don de l'imaginaire et le risque du rêve. Roman de l'une de ces corporations itinérantes, celle des joueurs de cornemuse, jadis constituées en associations quasi maçonniques, Les Maîtres Sonneurs disent aussi l'histoire d'un pauvre enfant du plat pays, Joset l' "ébervigé", l'Idiot dont la musique des show more sonneurs de la forêt fera un Elu, l'incarnation même du génie populaire. show less
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George Sand began life as Aurore Dupin, the daughter of a count and a dressmaker. Educated both on her aristocratic grandmother's estate and in a Parisian convent, at 18 she married Casimer Dudevant, a provincial gentleman whose rough temperament was the opposite of her own, and from whom she obtained a separation several years later. At 31 she show more moved to Paris, where she changed her name and plunged into the bohemian world of French romanticism. Frequently dressed in men's clothing, she participated actively in literary debates, cultural events, and even the revolution of 1848. Sand was friend and correspondent with many of the major artists and writers of her age, including Balzac, Flaubert, and Liszt. Her love affairs with the poet Musset and the composer Chopin were the stuff of legend, chronicled in her own Story of My Life. Sand's immensely popular novels ranged from sentimental stories of wronged women, to utopian socialist fictions, such as her masterpiece in Consuelo, 1842, to explorations of pastoral themes written when she retired, late in life, to her estate in Berry. Though frequently dismissed as overblown or too sentimental, Sand's fiction has recently undergone a revaluation, emerging as an influential body of women's writing. As both a writer and an intellectual personality, Sand is a central figure in nineteenth-century French cultural life. George Sand died in 1876 (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Common Knowledge
- Canonical title
- The Bagpipers
- Original title
- Les maîtres sonneurs
- Alternate titles
- The master pipers
- Original publication date
- 1853
- Original language*
- Français
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- Genres
- Fiction and Literature, General Fiction, Romance
- DDC/MDS
- 843.7 — Literature & rhetoric French Literature French fiction Constitutional monarchy 1815–48
- LCC
- PQ2407 .M6 .E5 — Language and Literature French, Italian, Spanish and Portuguese literatures French literature Modern literature 19th century
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- Languages
- English, French
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 11
- ASINs
- 6
