Le Rêve (novel)

The Dream ( Le rêve French ) is a novel by Émile Zola and also the 16 band of the twenty -volume Rougon - Macquart cycle. He first appeared in October 1893 in Charpentier. The action takes place in the period 1860-1869. Angélique is the daughter of Sidonie Rougon, with which they appear in The Conquest of Plassans first appears. In Doctor Pascal Zola Angélique describes as different in character different from their parents.

Action

In the center of the story is the orphan Angélique Marie. She has been born into the world in 1851 and adopted by the childless couple Hubert. As some of their ancestors, it tends to religiosity, loves the Holy legends and dreams of Jesus to marry in heaven. Angélique fall in love with Félicien d' Hautecœur, returns her affection. But Felicien is to assume an ecclesiastical office, which forces him to celibacy, and Angélique is not befitting. Féliciens father is a bishop and wants to stop the love relationship. From grief Angélique fell seriously ill. When he gives her the last rites, takes pity on the bishop and agrees to the marriage of Angelique and Felicien to. As Felicien his bride after wedding ceremony on the steps of the church kissing for the first time, she dies in his arms.