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Gertrud von Le Fort (1876–1971)

Auteur de La dernière à l'échafaud

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Œuvres de Gertrud von Le Fort

La dernière à l'échafaud (1931) — Auteur; Auteur — 230 exemplaires
La Femme éternelle (1954) 92 exemplaires
The Wife of Pilate (1957) 38 exemplaires
Le Voile de Véronique (1931) — Auteur — 24 exemplaires
Das Gericht des Meeres (1947) 19 exemplaires
Hymns to the Church (1924) — Auteur; Auteur — 19 exemplaires
The Pope from the Ghetto (1934) 14 exemplaires
Die Magdeburgische Hochzeit (1938) 9 exemplaires
The Innocents and Other Stories (2019) 8 exemplaires
Die Erzählungen (1966) 4 exemplaires
Das fremde Kind (1987) 4 exemplaires
Die letzte Begegnung (1959) 4 exemplaires
Die Opferflamme : Erzählung (1941) 4 exemplaires
Der Kurier der Königin. (1984) 3 exemplaires
Gertrud von le Fort erzählt (1993) 3 exemplaires
Gedichte und Aphorismen. (1984) 2 exemplaires
Am Tor des Himmels 2 exemplaires
Plus Ultra. 1 exemplaire
Die Krone der Frau (1952) 1 exemplaire
EL PAPA DEL GHETTO. 1 exemplaire
Hymnen an Deutschland (1932) 1 exemplaire
El velo de Verónica 1 exemplaire
l'ultima al patibolo (1966) 1 exemplaire
Die Consolata 1 exemplaire
Erzählende Schriften 1 exemplaire
Die Brautgabe 1 exemplaire
Die Tochter Jepthas 1 exemplaire
Le Silence 1 exemplaire
Il filo rosso 1 exemplaire
Unsere liebe Frau vom Karneval (1975) 1 exemplaire

Oeuvres associées

Am Borne deutscher Dichtung (1927) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Deutsche Erzählungen (1957) — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire

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Nom canonique
Le Fort, Gertrud von
Nom légal
Le Fort, Gertrud Auguste Lina Elsbeth Mathilde Petrea von, Baroness
Autres noms
Stark, Gerta von
Vallerin, Petrea
Le Fort, Gertrud
Date de naissance
1876-10-11
Date de décès
1971-11-01
Sexe
female
Nationalité
Germany
Lieu de naissance
Minden, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland
Lieu du décès
Oberstdorf, Bayern, Deutschland
Professions
Schriftstellerin
novelist
poet
essayist
Organisations
Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung
Prix et distinctions
Literaturpreis der Stadt München (1947)
Courte biographie
Gertrud von Le Fort was born in Minden, Germany, the daughter of an aristocratic Prussian Army officer of Swiss Huguenot descent. She was educated in Hildesheim, and studied at the universities of Heidelberg, Marburg and Berlin. In 1926, she converted to the Roman Catholic faith, and much of her subsequent writing focused on the struggle between faith and conscience. In 1931, she published a novella, Die Letzte am Schafott; an English translation called The Song at the Scaffold appeared in 1933 and became the inspiration for the opera Dialogues of the Carmelites (1957) by Francis Poulenc. During her career, she published more than 20 novels and collections of short stories and poems.

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French Carmelites novel guide
 
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SrMaryLea | 4 autres critiques | Aug 22, 2023 |
poems on church
 
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SrMaryLea | 1 autre critique | Aug 22, 2023 |
The Song at the Scaffold is a novella written in 1931 fictionalizing the martyrdom of Carmelite nuns during the Reign of Terror. The faith displayed by long-time Nuns is portrayed alongside the fear and confusion of a new initiate to the order. The French Revolution is playing out all around them. Decrees come down that no new initiates should be added to any religious order, and even that all such orders should be disbanded. This era of extreme violence brought about swift changes and those who refused to conform, or those in the nobility or ruling class, were often put to death by guillotine in a bloody public spectacle. Priests, nuns and other religious leaders were not safe from execution. This book tells the story of 16 Carmelite nuns who were condemned to die.

The story is told in the form of a fictionalized letter from a witness who was at the execution on July 17, 1794 to a friend who has fled France for safety. It is a short book - only 122 pages - but it clearly tells the story of the 16 Nuns who died for their faith.

I don't normally read religious books, but when I read a description of this novella, I really wanted to read it. It was a quick read, and I became much more engrossed in the tale than I thought I would. The title of the book comes from the fact that the Nuns sang religious hymns as they rode in a cart through the screaming crowds to their place of execution. The narrator tells the haunting story, adding that the song got quieter and quieter, until there was only one person left singing, a former initiate who had been brought to witness the executions. While the story based on real events, the initiate is a fictional character added to embody the fear and uncertainty felt by so many during the revolution.

I enjoyed this book, but it wasn't really what I expected. It was more of a narrative blending fact and fiction than a true account of the executions. I did enjoy how they contrasted the solid faith of the Nuns against the unsure fears of the initiates. The initiates would have to join the order in secret, as the revolutionaries had declared that no new members could be added to any religious order. As it became apparent that staying true to their order and Catholicism could result in their martyrdom, it became a true test of faith that not all the new members would be able to handle. The mental anguish and fear really played out in the simple narrative.

When I finished the book, I had to sit for a few minutes and just think. Would I pass such a test of my own personal convictions? I'm not Catholic, but I'm not sure my faith in my beliefs could be strong enough for me to face public execution with the grace and bravery of those Nuns. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be publicly humiliated like that....to be driven through the streets in an open cart through crowds of people that are there just for the pleasure of seeing me killed for my religious beliefs. And for them to sing out songs of praise to God while going to their death. What powerful women. Even after centuries, their faith and strength still have power.

A magnificent novella. Even if you don't ascribe to any religious beliefs, it is still worth a read. A very powerful, well-written, interesting peek into the Reign of Terror.

My rating: 7/10
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JuliW | 4 autres critiques | Nov 22, 2020 |
Invocacion simbólica a la figura de Maria como representación de lo femenino.
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