Paternity

Max du VeuzitProject Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

2.9

Word count: 34K words
Chapters: 4

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Paternité by Max Du VeuzitAuthor: Du Veuzit, Max, 1886-1952,Language: French, Class: PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Release Date: Dec 25, 2008

Editor's review

Paternité is a long work by the French popular novelist Max Du Veuzit, written in the first half of the twentieth century and belonging to the family and emotional narratives of French popular literature. The title directly points to the theme of "fatherhood," and the story unfolds around blood ties, responsibility, and family relations, with the dramatic plots and emotional conflicts common to popular fiction of the time. As a French public-domain eBook from Project Gutenberg, it is better suited as a sample for understanding the landscape of French popular literature and examining early twentieth-century French public reading tastes than as primary material for classic literary research. While reading, note how it presents notions of fatherhood, family ethics, and gender roles, and observe the conventions and period limitations of popular fiction's plotting. For French readers, it is an accessible, strongly narrative supplementary reader; Chinese readers need a translation or language tools to enter it.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Learners with some French who want to practice long-form reading
Readers interested in French popular literature and family themes
Literature enthusiasts studying early twentieth-century French popular reading matter
Readers concerned with narratives of fatherhood and family ethics

Not a good fit for

Readers with no French and no translation to assist them
Researchers expecting classic-masterpiece-level literary depth
Readers who prefer contemporary fast-paced narrative and have little patience for old-style popular plotting

Reading tips

Skim chapter titles and character relationships first to grasp the family threads before close reading.
Record outdated expressions or slang as you go, and look them up together after finishing a chapter.
Compare the fatherhood theme with family concepts in French society of the same period and take brief notes.
If French reading is difficult, read a synopsis first, then closely read selected key chapters.

About the publisher

Project Gutenberg United States · Founded in 1971

Project Gutenberg is a digital publishing project focused on public-domain ebooks. Its publishing direction centers on classic literary works whose copyright has expired, covering genres such as poetry, drama, fiction, and epic. Representative books include Lyrical Ballads by Wordsworth and Coleridge, Proust's Du côté de chez Swann, Shakespeare's Macbeth and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Homer's The Iliad, Dante's La Divina Comèdia: Purgatòri, Cervantes's The History of Don Quixote, Volume 2, and Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Its author resources consist mainly of classic Western writers such as Wordsworth, Proust, Shakespeare, Homer, Dante, Cervantes, Grahame, and Tolstoy. Its publishing feature is the provision of freely accessible ebooks in EPUB and Kindle formats; it is not a traditional publisher, and publicly available information is limited.

FAQ

Is there a Chinese translation of this book?

Available information only indicates that this edition is a French eBook published by Project Gutenberg and provides no information about a Chinese translation. Chinese readers who wish to read it should find a reliable translation themselves or use language tools, and should not assume the electronic edition contains Chinese content.

Is it suitable for French beginners?

Not very suitable for complete beginners or elementary learners. The book is a long popular novel from the early twentieth century, with period-flavored syntax and vocabulary and considerable length. Readers with intermediate or higher French reading ability who are used to long-form narrative are better suited.

What theme does the title Paternité address?

Judging from the title and the popular literary vein the author belongs to, the work presents an emotional narrative around fatherhood, blood ties, and family responsibility. Specific plot details should be based on the original book; readers may treat it as a text for examining family ethics and popular reading tastes of the time rather than assuming it is a theoretical treatise.

What should I note when reading this eBook?

This is a public-domain eBook mainly in the French original and may lack an introduction or notes. It is advisable to learn about the author and period background before reading, and while reading to note proper names and outdated expressions, consulting a dictionary or other editions when necessary so that formatting or language differences do not hinder understanding.

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About the author

Max du Veuzit Author · French · 1876–1952

Max du Veuzit (1876–1952) was the pen name of Alphonsine Zéphirine Vavasseur, a French woman writer. Born in Le Petit-Quevilly and later based in Bois-Colombes, she was known for her sentimental novels and produced a very large body of work. Her representative works include Le Noël des Petits Gueux, L'Aumône and Paternité; she also wrote Les Châtaigniers and several social-themed plays. Her writing generally centers on emotional entanglements and the warmth and coldness of social life, in an accessible and fluent style that won her a wide readership in popular literature. Public information about her life and creative career is limited, and existing accounts rest mainly on her works and basic biographical facts, with emphasis on the thematic concerns and style shown in the novels and plays mentioned above.