Under the Rose
Anatole France
THE greater part of the unpublished remains of Anatole France consists of Dialogues which he intended to entitle Under the Rose.
He liked that old-fashioned expression. In the course of an essay on the Emperor Julian in Life and Letters, he says :
“ One evening I heard Monsieur Renan say under the rose, ‘ Julian ! Why, the man was a reactionary.’ ”
But nowadays the phrase is seldom used, and its real significance is almost forgotten. The big dictionaries of the day know it not.
He had, as a matter of fact, begun to write these Dialogues just after the war, and he had, no doubt, been prompted to enroll them beneath the emblem of Peace. The reader will observe in due course how one of his characters alludes to this auspicious date. “ Let us celebrate tog'ether,” so the words run, “ in these days of peace and repose, here beneath the sacred olive, the serene orgies of metaphysics. Let us drink our fill of wisdom.”
Duration - 4h.
Author - Anatole France.
Narrator - Russell Stamets.
Published Date - Thursday, 04 January 2024.
Copyright - © 1926 Russell Stamets ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
THE greater part of the unpublished remains of Anatole France consists of Dialogues which he intended to entitle Under the Rose. He liked that old-fashioned expression. In the course of an essay on the Emperor Julian in Life and Letters, he says : “ One evening I heard Monsieur Renan say under the rose, ‘ Julian ! Why, the man was a reactionary.’ ” But nowadays the phrase is seldom used, and its real significance is almost forgotten. The big dictionaries of the day know it not. He had, as a matter of fact, begun to write these Dialogues just after the war, and he had, no doubt, been prompted to enroll them beneath the emblem of Peace. The reader will observe in due course how one of his characters alludes to this auspicious date. “ Let us celebrate tog'ether,” so the words run, “ in these days of peace and repose, here beneath the sacred olive, the serene orgies of metaphysics. Let us drink our fill of wisdom.” Duration - 4h. Author - Anatole France. Narrator - Russell Stamets. Published Date - Thursday, 04 January 2024. Copyright - © 1926 Russell Stamets ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:16
to the reader
Duration:00:01:42
introduction
Duration:00:06:01
a dialogue on metaphysics and the existence of god
Duration:00:18:27
the suppressed characters
Duration:00:08:10
further observations concerning metaphysics
Duration:00:17:58
other notes concerning the existence of god
Duration:00:42:06
the dialogue on old age
Duration:00:25:41
the dialogue concerning the future
Duration:00:34:37
the dialogue on sex modesty
Duration:00:07:37
the dialogue concerning war
Duration:00:34:09
concerning the dialogue on astronomy
Duration:00:10:42
plans and projects
Duration:00:13:55
conclusion
Duration:00:19:04
Ending Credits
Duration:00:00:26