The Revolt of the Angels Anatole France

The Revolt of the Angels

Author: Anatole France
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Book Title
The Revolt of the Angels
Author
Anatole France
ISBN
9780486824994
Books are missing from the archbishop's shelves and the librarian is helpless to explain until the culprit is revealed: Arcade, the clergyman's guardian angel, has been educating himself. Immersion in works of philosophy and science has convinced Arcade that God is a cruel tyrant. Revolution is the only answer, and Arcade joins a host of fallen angels to mount a rebellion that proposes to install Satan on the throne of heaven.This 1914 novel by Nobel laureate Anatole France offers a brilliant satire of war, government, and religion. Published on the eve of World War I, the fable voices an ever-resonant protest against violence and despotism. The author's sense of humor brings a remarkably contemporary air to the Paradise Lost scenario, and stunning black-and-white illustrations by Frank C. Pap complement the tale's fantasy elements.Binding Type: PaperbackAuthor: Anatole FrancePublisher: Dover PublicationsPublished: 03/21/2018ISBN: 9780486824994Pages: 400Weight: 0.80lbsSize: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Books are missing from the archbishop's shelves and the librarian is helpless to explain until the culprit is revealed: Arcade, the clergyman's guardian angel, has been educating himself. Immersion in works of philosophy and science has convinced Arcade that God is a cruel tyrant. Revolution is the only answer, and Arcade joins a host of fallen angels to mount a rebellion that proposes to install Satan on the throne of heaven.
This 1914 novel by Nobel laureate Anatole France offers a brilliant satire of war, government, and religion. Published on the eve of World War I, the fable voices an ever-resonant protest against violence and despotism. The author's sense of humor brings a remarkably contemporary air to the Paradise Lost scenario, and stunning black-and-white illustrations by Frank C. Pap complement the tale's fantasy elements.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Anatole France
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 03/21/2018
ISBN: 9780486824994
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d
Books are missing from the archbishop's shelves and the librarian is helpless to explain until the culprit is revealed: Arcade, the clergyman's guardian angel, has been educating himself. Immersion in works of philosophy and science has convinced Arcade that God is a cruel tyrant. Revolution is the only answer, and Arcade joins a host of fallen angels to mount a rebellion that proposes to install Satan on the throne of heaven.
This 1914 novel by Nobel laureate Anatole France offers a brilliant satire of war, government, and religion. Published on the eve of World War I, the fable voices an ever-resonant protest against violence and despotism. The author's sense of humor brings a remarkably contemporary air to the Paradise Lost scenario, and stunning black-and-white illustrations by Frank C. Pap complement the tale's fantasy elements.

Binding Type: Paperback
Author: Anatole France
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: 03/21/2018
ISBN: 9780486824994
Pages: 400
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.90h x 5.00w x 0.80d