The book tells the story of a poor barefoot Gypsy girl (La Esmeralda) and a misshapen bell-ringer (Quasimodo) who was raised by the Archdeacon (Claude Frollo). As with many of his books, Hugo was interested in a time which seemed to him to be on the cusp between two types of society.[7]. He also mentions the invention of the printing press, when the bookmaker near the beginning of the work speaks of "the German pest. Unlike most adaptations, the 1996 Disney version has an ending that is inspired by an opera created by Hugo himself. For some reason, English translations chose the the Hunchback for the title. The Hunchback of Notre Dame was to change all that. Jacques Coictier is King Louis XI's physician. It stars Richard Harris as Claude Frollo, Salma Hayek as Esmeralda and Mandy Patinkin as Quasimodo, the titular hunchback of Notre Dame Beginning in September 1830, Hugo worked nonstop on the project thereafter. Get this from a library! [Victor Hugo; Curtis Dahl] -- The tale of the hunchback bellringer of medieval Notre Dame, Quasimodo, whose love for the gypsy dancer, Esmeralda, had tragic consequences. Was this a just fairy tale? This isn't a review of the book itself, but rather a sampler of its English translations. Gringoire, who attempted to help Esmeralda but was knocked out by Quasimodo, is about to be hanged by beggars when Esmeralda saves him by agreeing to marry him for four years. Though regarded in France as one of that countrys greatest poets, he is better known abroad for such novels as, Victor Hugo, in full Victor-Marie Hugo, poet, playwrighter, novelist, dramatist, essayist, visual artist, statesman, human rights campaigner, and perhaps the most influential exponent of the Romantic movement in France, who was the most important of the French Romantic writers. [3] This explains the large descriptive sections of the book, which far exceed the requirements of the story. Notre-Dame de Paris = Our Lady of Paris = The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo. Illustration of the Hunchback of Notre Dame by Victor Hugo, via Wikimedia CommonsLet’s start with the “no-duh” differences between the book and the movie. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. This book was one of the most arduous reads ever!!! The novel sought to preserve values of French culture in a time period of great change, the French Revolution which resulted in the destruction of many French Gothic cathedrals and churches threatened to trivialise the vibrancy of 15th century France. Frollo then points to the printed book on the table and says that “this will kill” the cathedral. Tourangeau confusedly asks what books Frollo has learned all this from. The play’s author, Pierre Gringoire, is extremely proud of … The characters were complex and interesting and the ending very powerful, but it didn't quite hold my attention as much as Les Miserables. A grand book that celebrates one of the most beautiful buildings ever made. Sister Gudule, also known as Sachette and formerly named Paquette Guybertaut ". Jacques Charmolue is Claude Frollo's friend in charge of torturing prisoners. Even more popular than it became throughout the twentieth century and into the early 2000s, this romantic story grabbed the imagination of the French people who embraced it for its melodramatic storyline and Hugo's detailed rendering of the life and culture of fifteenth-century Paris. In The Hunchback of Notre-Dame, Victor Hugo makes frequent reference to the architecture of the Cathedral of Notre Dame in Paris. To date, all of the film and TV adaptations have strayed somewhat from the original plot, some going as far as to give it a happy ending, including in the classic 1939 film (although Quasimodo loses Esmeralda to Gringoire in this version). “Love is like a tree: it grows by itself, roots itself deeply in our being and continues to flourish over a heart in ruin. In 1978, an adaptation by Robert Hossein opened in Paris. An illustration from page 219 in book 4 of the 1889 edition of The Hunchback of Notre Dame. It has tempted filmmakers, and most recently animators, who have exploited its dramatic content to good effect but have inevitably lost some of the grays that make the original text so compelling. Here are some of the remarkab… With the recent introduction of the printing press, it became possible to reproduce one's ideas much more easily on paper, and Hugo considered this period to represent the last flowering of architecture as a great artistic form. 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It seems as if the new architecture is actually now uglier and worse than it was before the repairing. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. First Dumas and now this. “’Tis Quasimodo, the bellringer! Victor Hugo’s first real novel, written under duress from his publisher!! ok... i'll be honest. Much of the cathedral's present appearance is a result of this renovation. The period of 1823-43 was the most prolific of Hugo’s career with the publishing of one of his most well-known novels “The Hunchback of Notre Dame” and over a dozen other novels and books of poetry. Hi everyone ! And he notably set his novel in the 1400s, Notre Dame’s heyday. I can’t remember the last time it took me a month to read a book. The book tells the story of a poor barefoot Gypsy girl (La Esmeralda) and a misshapen bell-ringer (Quasimodo) who was raised by the Archdeacon (Claude Frollo). Y a pesar de que estuvo mucho tiempo con Quasi nunca dejo de tenerle miedo o asco, o una mezcla de ambas y eso es muy triste porque Quasi, aunque algo bravo, es bueno mientras que el otro guey es un hdp. Pierrat Torterue is the torturer at the Châtelet. In 1993, a dramatic sung-through musical with book and lyrics by Gary Sullivan and music by John Trent Wallace. Nevertheless, he manages to render a dark environment joyous, almost funny at times. Hugo wrote two chapters just describing it. Translated by M.W. He gets Esmeralda to falsely confess to killing Phoebus. In the end of the novel, Djali is saved by Gringoire (who has become fond of the goat during his marriage to Esmeralda) after Esmeralda is captured and hanged. Frederic Shoberl's 1833 English translation was published as The Hunchback of Notre Dame (which became the generally used title in English), which refers to Quasimodo, Notre Dame's bellringer. Book 1, Chapter 1. This book was one of the most arduous reads ever!!! While reading this book I started to notice how little the Hunchback is in it. 1482) is a French Gothic novel by Victor Hugo, published in 1831. The author characterized the underlying society with particular destinies and psychographics. Unlike most adaptations, the 1996 Disney version has an ending that is inspired by an opera created by Hugo himself. It is similar in style, but the story is different. Ultimately it led to major renovations at Notre-Dame in the 19th century led by Eugène Viollet-le-Duc. Years ago I used to take out audiobooks on CD from my local library and listen to them when I was driving, but then car manufacturers stopped putting CD players in cars, and for various reasons I didn’t get into the habit of listening to audiobooks via downloads, until now. This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. Later during Esmeralda's trial when Esmeralda is falsely accused of the stabbing of Phoebus, Djali is falsely accused of being the devil in disguise. The Hunchback of Notre Dame (French: Notre-Dame de Paris) is an 1831 French novel written by Victor Hugo. and has been adapted for film over a dozen times, as well as numerous television and stage adaptations, such as a 1923 silent film with Lon Chaney, a 1939 sound film with Charles Laughton, and a 1996 Disney animated film. It's not entirely dark and horrible, there are times when it can be humorous, but it's brutal in terms of showing what obsession can become when it's misunderstood as love and the true form of love shown by other characters. i stayed up till 2am last night finishing it. The inexplicable fact is that the blinder it is, the more tenacious it is. C'est la liberté de l'architecture. An interesting read – I enjoyed this, though not as much as Les Miserables. The characters were complex and interesting and the ending very powerful, but it didn't quite hold my attention as much as Les Miserables. Bérangère de Champchevrier is Fleur-de-Lys' friend. The story is set in Paris in 1482 during the reign of Louis XI. There exists in this era, for thoughts written in stone, a privilege absolutely comparable to our current freedom of the press. For instance, the medieval stained glass panels of Notre-Dame de Paris had been replaced by white glass to let more light into the church. Victor Hugo has a gift for the most, 922. This article is about the Victor Hugo novel. This extraordinary historical novel, set in Medieval Paris under the twin towers of its greatest structure and supreme symbol, the cathedral of Notre-Dame, is the haunting drama of Quasimodo, the hunchback; Esmeralda, the gypsy dancer; and Claude Frollo, the priest tortured by the specter of his own damnation. This book focuses more on the cathedral than any one character, that one reads much more like a. Victor Hugo wrote this tale of obsession in the 1800s. Summary Read a Plot Overview of the entire book or a chapter by chapter Summary and Analysis. The idea to adapt The Hunchback of Notre Dame came from development executive David Stainton in 1993, who was inspired to turn Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre-Dame into an animated feature film after reading the Classics Illustrated comic book adaptation. Translated by John Sturrock. She, in her turn, is fixated on handsome Captain Phoebus, who couldn’t care less about her although he is willing to take advantage of her when an opportunity presents itself. A really tough slog for me I found.... maybe I'll try it again in the future, but I really had to push myself to finish this. But beyond the star-crossed love, Notre Dame is the star of the show. Shaped by a profound sense of tragic irony, it is a work that gives full play to Victor Hugo's brilliant historical imagination and his remarkable powers of description. Translated by J. Caroll Beckwith as, 1895. First Dumas and now this. A rock musical version was released in Seattle, Washington in 1998 titled "Hunchback" with music and script by C. Rainey Lewis. The significance of this work is based on the psychological archetypes that Hugo portrays as tragic characters. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of, Published I mean a darker fairy tale, where the frog didnt get kissed, and instead ran away with the goat? Stainton then proposed the idea to then-studio chairman Jeffrey Katzenberg. The book tells the story of a poor barefoot Gypsy girl (La Esmeralda) and a misshapen bell-ringer (Quasimodo) who… [21], A 1934 36-part serial adaptation created by George Edwards was broadcast on Australian radio. The romantic period is truly defined by this book and author. A few years earlier, Hugo had already published a paper entitled Guerre aux Démolisseurs (War to the Demolishers) specifically aimed at saving Paris' medieval architecture. The 1956 French film is one of the few versions to end almost exactly like the novel, although it changes other sections of the story. [4] The agreement with his original publisher, Gosselin, was that the book would be finished that same year, but Hugo was constantly delayed due to the demands of other projects. The significance of this work is based on the psychological archetypes that Hugo portrays as tragic characters. A giant epic about the history of a whole people, incarnated in the figure of the great cathedral as witness and silent protagonist of that history, and the whole idea of time and life as an ongoing, organic panorama centered on dozens of characters caught in the middle of that history. He is also deaf, which makes it more difficult because when he asks Quasimodo for his name, age and profession, Quasimodo does not respond. By Victor Hugo. As she is being led to the gallows, Quasimodo swings down by the bell rope of Notre-Dame and carries her off to the cathedral, temporarily protecting her – under the law of sanctuary – from arrest. Victor Hugo's The Hunchback of Notre Dame Chapter Summary. Notre-Dame de Paris = Our Lady of Paris = The Hunchback of Notre Dame, Victor Hugo, 922. Hugo introduced with this work the concept of the novel as Epic Theatre. Henriet Cousin is the city executioner, who hangs Esmeralda. I mean a darker fairy tale, where the frog didn’t get kissed, and instead ran away with the goat? Translated by Walter J. Cobb. The Hunchback of Notre-Dame demonstrates that there is truly nothing new under the sun. Later, Esmeralda is arrested and charged with the attempted murder of Phoebus, whom Frollo actually attempted to kill in jealousy after seeing him trying to seduce Esmeralda. Back to read alongs ! ", In 2010, British archivist Adrian Glew discovered references to a real-life hunchback who was a foreman of a government sculpting studio in Paris in the 1820s who worked on post-Revolution restorations to the cathedral. Year Published: 1831 Language: English Country of Origin: France Source: Hapsgood, I., trans. about Notre-Dame, the author of this book found, in an obscure nook of one of the towers, the following word, engraved by hand upon the wall:— ANAPKH. Was this a just fairy tale? The Hunchback of Notre-Dame demonstrates that there is truly nothing new under the sun. Theres a moderate but limited selection available from same library, so I decided to start with Victor Hugos meandering but majestic novel, which Id never before. Artois et al., part of the 28-vol, 1964. Esmeralda, seeing his thirst, approaches the public stocks and offers him a drink of water. at page 450 i couldn't put it down. Actually he had a lot of fun with the text, which is full of expansive humor, long-winded ideas only Hugo appreciate, and a complete panoramic of Paris from the top of the Cathedral, recreated from his research and likely freely filled-in with details he didn’t know or wanted; in any case, the medieval city and this building are both very much there. Hugo married his childhood friend Ade Foucher in 1822, and the two had five children together, four of whom lived past infancy. manuscript of The Hunchback of Notre Dame Page of the manuscript of Victor Hugo's novel The Hunchback of Notre Dame (first published 1831) showing its original French title, Notre-Dame de Paris . He orders Quasimodo to kidnap her, but Quasimodo is captured by Phoebus and his guards, who save Esmeralda. The gypsy Esmeralda (born as Agnes) captures the hearts of many men, including those of Captain Phoebus and Pierre Gringoire, but especially Quasimodo and his guardian Archdeacon Claude Frollo. A Goodreads friend mentioned that this is why the title for it in France is actually "Our Lady of Paris". I just finished reading Victor Hugos, I have officially been wooed by nineteenth century French literature. When Frollo laughs during Esmeralda's hanging, Quasimodo pushes him from the height of Notre Dame to his death. 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