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Written nearly a century ago and translated into over 40 languages, this masterpiece of historical fiction is one of the best-selling novels in history and the inspiration for the MGM motion picture of 1951. An epic of love and courage in Nero's time, it illustrates the conflict of moral ideas within the Roman Empire at the dawn of Christianity. Marcus, a Roman officer in Nero's army, risks his career, his family, and even his life when he falls in love with a Christian woman named Callina. In order to win Callina's love, Marcus must come to understand the true meaning of her religion, even as Rome sinks under the excesses of Nero and Christians are thrown to the lions. Quo Vadis brims with the passion and life as it explores one of the turning points in history.… (més)
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Date de première publication
- 1895-1896 (1e édition originale polonaise en série) - 1896 (1e édition originale polonaise compilée en livre) - 1897 (1e traduction et édition très abrégée américaine, Hurst, New York) - 1900 (1e traduction et édition très partielle française traduite par Mme F. Kallenbach, La Quinzaine", juillet 19 00 - 1900 (Nouvelle traduction par B. Kozakiewicz et J. L. de Janaszet et édition française, Editions de la Revue blanche, Paris) - ... - 2010-06-18 (Nouvelle traduction de Ely Halpérine-Kaminski avec une préface de Claude Aziza, Les Belles lettres)
Written nearly a century ago and translated into over 40 languages, this masterpiece of historical fiction is one of the best-selling novels in history and the inspiration for the MGM motion picture of 1951. An epic of love and courage in Nero's time, it illustrates the conflict of moral ideas within the Roman Empire at the dawn of Christianity. Marcus, a Roman officer in Nero's army, risks his career, his family, and even his life when he falls in love with a Christian woman named Callina. In order to win Callina's love, Marcus must come to understand the true meaning of her religion, even as Rome sinks under the excesses of Nero and Christians are thrown to the lions. Quo Vadis brims with the passion and life as it explores one of the turning points in history.