Notre Dame de Paris: introduction, appreciation, comments and thoughts after reading 2007-12-2313:11A brief introduction to the author of Notre Dame de Paris.

Victor hugo (1802-1885) is the most important writer in the history of French literature and the leader of the romantic literary movement in the 9th century. 1826, he organized the second literary society with Miao Sai and Dumas, young romanticists, and began to explicitly oppose pseudo-classicism. From 65438 to 0827, the theme of praising the Restoration Dynasty and Napoleon began to appear in his poems. In the same year, he published the famous Preface to Cromwell. Put forward romantic literary ideas, especially the principle of comparison between funny and ugly, noble and beautiful, trying to expand the scope of artistic description and make literature suitable for expressing real life after the bourgeois revolution. This preface is a condemnation of pseudo-classicism, a banner of romanticism, and occupies an important position in the history of literary theory criticism.

183 1 year, he created the romantic literary masterpiece Notre Dame de Paris.

184 1 was elected as an academician of the French Academy, and expressed his support for constitutional monarchy in his acceptance speech. 185 1 year, Louis? 6? 1 Bonaparte launched a counter-revolutionary coup and declared a monarchy. Hugo and his political factions issued a declaration of resistance, but failed. Bonaparte resorted to terror and ruthlessly suppressed the rebels. He was forced to live in exile 19 years.

The most important work of Hugo in exile was Les Miserables. Hugo's other two novels at the same time, The Laborer at Sea and The Smiling Man, are also famous.

Notre Dame de Paris1482 65438+1October 6th, Paris was immersed in the joyful atmosphere of April Fool's Day. In Greive Square, a gypsy girl Esmeralda leads an acrobatic lamb to perform on the streets of Paris. She won people's amazing appreciation and warm applause with her moving beauty and graceful dancing, and her wonderful performance attracted crowds of audiences. In the dense crowd, only one Zhang Zhongnian person made a sullen face and uttered several ominous curses, which made the girl shudder.

This man is Claude, the vice bishop of Notre Dame de Paris? 6? 1 frollo. He was deeply influenced by church education since he was a child. With his devout religious belief and hungry thirst for knowledge, he became a prominent figure and well-informed scholar in the church when he was young. He lived in a secluded room, studied alchemy, lived a austere and abstinent life, avoided all worldly pleasures and enjoyment, and always appeared in public with a formidable indifference. 16 years ago, out of pity, he adopted a deformed child abandoned in front of Notre Dame and named it quasimodo. This ugly child has been humiliated and despised since he came into this world. He regards the vice bishop as his only relative, and he is grateful and obedient to him. When quasimodo grew up, he became a bell ringer at Notre Dame.

One day, frollo found Esmeralda dancing in the square and was immediately fascinated by her unique beauty. Lust lurking in his body suddenly woke up like a beast that had been sleeping for many years, completely losing self-control. As a priest, he believes that lust is evil and will destroy people's souls. He clearly realized that this irresistible lust would lead him to a terrible abyss. He tried every means to make himself forget her, but to no avail. He felt that he had only two choices, either to possess her at all costs or to kill her for the peace of his soul.

Comment on Notre Dame de Paris

Notre Dame de Paris is the most concentrated and typical embodiment of Hugo's romantic literary view. Its distinctive romantic features are as follows:

1. Strange plot

The plot of this novel is bizarre and dramatic, full of coincidences, exaggerations and grotesque that are impossible in real life. For example, Miracle Dynasty gave a strange trial to the poet; Quasimodo robbed the court to resist the attack of hordes; Mother and daughter meet again; Quasimodo's bones turned to dust as soon as they were separated. These twists and turns are changeable, but they are all true plots in essence, which greatly enhances the drama of the novel and thus enhances its appeal.

2. Extraordinary people

The characters in the novel are all typical romantics: Esme Halda's beauty and personality strength are extraordinary; Quasimodo's extraordinary performance lies in his terrible appearance, strange behavior, giant physical strength, and noble and self-sacrificing love and expression for Esme Halda; The contradiction between claude's abstinence and indulgence. The characteristics of these characters show Hugo's unique romantic characteristics, that is, he pursues exaggeration and imagination without seeking the truth of details and similarity with reality.

3. Strong contrast

As an aesthetic ideal, the principle of contrast is the most important feature of Hugo's romanticism, which runs through the whole novel.

First of all, the harmonious and beautiful natural environment of Paris and Notre Dame is in sharp contrast with the dark and unfortunate life of the people, highlighting the darkness of feudal tyranny.

Secondly, compare the feudal dynasty with the "miracle dynasty" which respects human rights, is fair and honest.

The most important thing is the contrast of characters: the contrast of positive characters and negative characters-Esme Holda and quasimodo are representatives of kindness, sincerity and beauty, while Claude and Fabi are representatives of selfish, cold and ugly humanity. Good and evil are obviously reflected in these two groups of characters, resulting in a strong contrast. There are also contrasts between positive and negative characters, between negative and negative characters, and between the characters themselves, such as quasimodo's appearance and mind. The application of the principle of contrast makes the plot and characters of the novel more peculiar and the theme more prominent.

In addition, the author also depicts the vivid and gorgeous city scene in the Middle Ages with strong colors, showing readers a world full of gorgeous and strange sounds.

These descriptions greatly add romance to the novel.

References:

According to network collection

Reflections on Notre Dame de Paris

After reading this book for several days, I feel that something unclear has been stuck in my heart. I really want to find someone to discuss with myself and clarify it. There are many classic plots in the book, and there are also many displayed in it. I can't repeat them one by one, just say a few words through a few points.

The scenes that left a deep impression on me were those buildings and luxurious churches that symbolized power. People don't know that they can have their own thoughts and what they can do for their wishes. Everything is displayed under the guise of sacred religion, showing the aesthetics of architects, that is, personal talents, or showing their abilities. I think people at that time buried human nature under the cloak of a sacred religion, which is a typical figure. From many intricate and chaotic buildings, we can easily see how depressed and manic people were at that time. The church spire that has sprung up like mushrooms after rain is the silent lament of people's twisted souls to heaven!

The interior of the church is so gloomy and scary that it reminds people of how dirty and corrupt the society was under the cover of religion. The religion of truth, goodness and beauty and the use of religion to create bloody events have formed a strong sensory stimulation. The whole article is unfolded under such a contrast, which makes people deeply confused, confused and uneasy. If you have a sword, you will try your best to pierce the dark clouds hanging over the society. It is evil, and you are full of anger and contempt for it, just like those homeless people who are crazy about social revenge in the book. But you can't, because if you want to hurt those evils, you must first knock down the god who represents truth, goodness and beauty. How cruel it is! Is there anything sadder than people losing their nature?

What impressed me deeply was that these characters represented a beautiful and kind girl-Esmeralda. She not only has a charming appearance, but also has a pure and kind heart. We can see that she is beautiful, and her body and mind are free from any dirt. She has not been polluted from her treatment of goats, the rescue of lonely poets, the water and pity for Kazmodo who hurt herself, and the sacrifice of love. However, how is such an angelic girl treated? Wandering, living in the dirtiest environment, being rejected and laughed at by the so-called upper class, being played, being abandoned, being framed, being threatened, and finally, being completely sacrificed.

The book describes such a society and the status of various characters in that social life, such as Freibis, the hidden nun in the rat hole at the bottom, the crazy archdeacon, and the ugliest Kazimodo who tried to resist. The archdeacon and Kazmodo formed a sharp contrast of human nature, fell in love with the beautiful girl, and were also rejected. Their love is so warm and sincere, but for dedication, when you can't give it, you think of destruction and destruction of yourself.

I think this is the real charm of world famous works. What he showed people was not a simple story. He profoundly revealed some activities in the depths of human hearts. No matter when, what society, people's * * * will always be there. People's yearning for beauty, pursuit of beauty and praise of beauty are the combination of angels and demons, and people's experiences are different. In other words, society itself cannot make people's experiences the same. All kinds of dirty plunder fill our eyes and shake our hearts. What should we do?

I think everyone will have their own answers.