“Bin beş yüz yıllık krallık tarihi, Ortaçağ, vasallık, serflik ve derebeylik Tourgue'da yoğunlaşmıştı. Giyotinde ise yalnızca tek bir yıl, 93 vardı; ve bu on iki ay, bin beş yüz yılın karşısına dikilmişti.
Tourgue monarşi, giyotin ise ihtilaldi. Trajik bir karşılaştırma.
Bir tarafta borç, öteki tarafta vadesi gelmiş senet. Bir tarafta anlaşılmaz ve içinden çıkılmaz gotik karmaşa; serf, senyör, köle, efendi, teba, soyluluk, kök salmış gelenekler, papaz-yargıç ittifakı, bin bir hesap, maliye, vergiler, salmalar, tuz vergileri, muafiyetler, hurafeler, önyargılar, bağnazlık, kraliyet ayrıcalıkları, taç, taht, debdebe, ilahi kudret; öteki tarafta ise o basit şey, bir satır.
Bir tarafta düğüm, öteki tarafta kılıç.”
Quote by Victor Hugo
Ninety-threeThe novel depicts the intense civil strife of the French Revolutionary period known as the Reign of Terror, when the revolutionary government confronted internal rebellion and external military threats. The narrative centers on military and political struggles in the Vendée region of western France, where royalist insurrectionists opposed the revolutionary regime. The work explores themes of duty, honor, and the moral complexities of civil war, presenting characters on opposing sides of the conflict with dramatic intensity. The title refers to the year 1793, a pivotal moment in French history when the revolution reached its most radical phase and the republic faced existential challenges from both domestic uprising and foreign invasion. more
Victor HugoVictor Hugo, a French romantic poet, novelist, and playwright, was born on February 26, 1802, and died on May 22, 1885. He is considered one of the greatest writers in French literary history, known for his profound humanistic concerns and rich imagination. more