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A Modern Comedy (1929)

di John Galsworthy

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Serie: A Modern Comedy (1-3), The Forsyte Chronicles (4-6)

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Classic Literature. Fiction. John Galsworthy's magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family's material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes. Infused with warmth, compassion and engaging characters, the complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and three interludes in total. Volume 2, A Modern Comedy, focuses on Soames's vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. In their elegant, fashionable house, Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite - with dreadful consequences. A Modern Comedy contains Book 1: The White Monkey, Interlude: A Silent Wooing, Book 2: The Silver Spoon, Interlude: Passers By and Book 3: Swan Song.… (altro)
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As John Galsworthy's followup trilogy to the marvelous "Forsyte Chronicles," "A Modern Comedy" was a fun way to catch up with the newer generation of the Forsyte family.

This second set up books (and two short stories) follows Soames' daughter Fleur, a spoiled woman who is used to getting what she wants in life, with the major exception of the love of her life.

I enjoyed the initial trilogy a bit more --I really missed the old Forsyte aunts and uncles popping in from time to time.Fleur and her husband are a little less interesting and Soames has mellowed a a bit. Still, I enjoyed it enough that I'll read the final trilogy at some point. ( )
2 vota amerynth | Jun 12, 2015 |
Who knew there was so much to the Forsyte saga? In these three books Fleur Mont, daughter of Soames, takes centre stage. She is an egotistical and self-centred charmer, adored by her father and loved more than she deserves by her husband. Through these three books she learns again, much more painfully than before, that even beautiful clever women can't always get what they want. Galsworthy also gives us the condition of England after the War - a shell shocked near nihilism coming up against the realities of depression and poverty; gives us society spats and devious city slickers and ends with a death scene that moved me to tears. I actually found these three novels more fun than the Victorian trilogy on which Galsworthy's modern reputation rests..
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Galsworthy, Johnautore primariotutte le edizioniconfermato
Michon, GerardTraduttoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
Nahuys, R.H.G.Traduttoreautore secondarioalcune edizioniconfermato
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book I: the white monkey: "No retreat, no retreat; They must conquer or die Who have no retreat!" ~ Mr. Gay
book II: the silver spoon: "But O, the thorns we stand upon!" ~ Winter's Tale
book III: swan song: "We are such stuff/ As dreams are made on; and our little life/ Is rounded with a sleep." ~ The Tempest
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A MODERN COMEDY LIKE 'THE FORSYTE SAGA,' THAT FIRST PART OF THE FORSYTE CHRONICLES, IS DEDICATED TO HER WITHOUT WHOM I KNOW NOT WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN WRITTEN, MY WIFE
book I: the white monkey: TO MAX BEERBOHM
book II: the silver spoon: TO JOHN FORTESCUE
book III: swan song: TO F.N. DOUBLEDAY
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Coming down the steps of the 'Snooks' Club, so nicknamed by George Forsyte in the late 'eighties,' on that momentous mid-October afternoon of 1922, Sir Lawrence Mont, ninth Baronet, set his fine nose towards the east wind, and moved his thin legs with speed. Political by birth rather than by nature, he reviewed the revolution which had restored his Party to power with a detachment not devoid of humour.
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Poetry's only possible when you may be blown up at any moment, or when you live in Putney. (book I: the white monkey: part I: chapter I: promenade)
What good in thinking? Only one life, full of people, of things to do and have, of things wanted--a life only void of one thing, and that--well, if people had it, they never had it long! (book I: the white monkey: part I: chapter II: home)
he's never creative, even by mistake. (book I: the white monkey: part I: chapter II: home)
Desert never spoke of the war, it was not possible to learn from his own mouth an effect which he might have summed up thus: "I lived so long with horror and death; I saw men so in the raw; I put hope of anything out of my mind so utterly, that I can never more have the faintest respect for theories, promises, conventions, moralities, and principles. I have hated too much the men who wallowed in them in mud and blood. Illusion is off. No religion and no philosophy will satisfy me--words, all words. I have still my senses--no thanks to them; am still capable--I find--of passion; can still grit my teeth and grin; have still some feeling of trench loyalty, but whether real or just a complex, I don't know yet. I am dangerous, but not so dangerous as those who trade in words, principles, theories, and all manner of fanatical idiocy to be worked out in the blood and sweat of other men. The war's done one thing for me--converted life to comedy. Laugh at it--there's nothing else to do!" (book I: the white monkey: part I: chapter V: eve)
Dogs and poets distract young women. (book I: the white monkey: part I: chapter VII: "old mont" and "old forsyte")
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A Modern Comedy, Volumes 4 to 6 - The White Monkey, The Silver Spoon and Swan Song - and two interludes - A Silent Wooing and Passers By.
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Classic Literature. Fiction. John Galsworthy's magnificent trilogy of power and passion chronicles the wealthy Forsyte family. As the disintegrating values of the Victorian era progress to World War I and the political uncertainty of the 1930s, the family's material and emotional struggles are set within the dwindling status of the affluent middle-classes. Infused with warmth, compassion and engaging characters, the complete Chronicles are divided into three volumes, containing nine books and three interludes in total. Volume 2, A Modern Comedy, focuses on Soames's vivacious daughter, Fleur. Soames tries constantly to protect her but is baffled by the carefree attitudes in post-war London. In their elegant, fashionable house, Fleur and her husband Michael Mont host society gatherings, but her previous affair with Jon Forsyte leaves embers of a passion that are ready to ignite - with dreadful consequences. A Modern Comedy contains Book 1: The White Monkey, Interlude: A Silent Wooing, Book 2: The Silver Spoon, Interlude: Passers By and Book 3: Swan Song.

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