Maurice Maeterlinck

Ce sont les termites, ces autres insectes l'organisation sociale complexe, que Maurice Maeterlinck nous pr sente bien des ann es apr s son essai sur La Vie des Abeilles. Quelle diff rence Aveugles et sans d fenses naturelles, les termites ont besoin de temp ratures lev es (mais pas trop) et d'une atmosph re humide. La termiti re est donc un univers clos l'atmosph re contr l e qui projette au loin ses conduits souterrains. Devant un mode de vie complexe, une question se pose: instinct ou intelligence?

Maurice Maeterlinck called "The Belgian Shakespeare," received the 1911 Nobel Prize for Literature. "The Blue Bird" will forever live among Maeterlinck's greatest works and will linger long in the memory of all. His wife Georgette Leblanc has rendered this pieces in story form for children under the title "The Blue Bird for children". This book is about the wonderful adventures of Mytyl and her brother Tyltyl in search of The Blue Bird of Happiness, in which endeavor they are abetted by a good fairy, B rylune. This really is a wonderful story Not just for children, adults will love it, too Excerpt: "Once upon a time, a woodcutter and his wife lived in their cottage on the edge of a large and ancient forest. They had two dear little children who met with a most wonderful adventure. But, before telling you all about it, I must describe the children to you and let you know something of their character; for, if they had not been so sweet and brave and plucky, the curious story which you are about to hear would never have happened at all. Tyltyl-that was our hero's name-was ten years old; and Mytyl, his little sister, was only six. Tyltyl was a fine, tall little fellow, stout and well-set-up, with curly black hair which was often in a tangle, for he was fond of a romp. He was a great favorite because of his smiling and good-tempered face and the bright look in his eyes; but, best of all, he had the ways of a bold and fearless little man, which showed the noble qualities of his heart. When, early in the morning, he trotted along the forest-road by the side of his daddy, Tyl the woodcutter, for all his shabby clothes he looked so proud and gallant that every beautiful thing on the earth and in the sky seemed to lie in wait for him to smile upon him as he passed."

"Je n'ai pas l'intention d' crire un trait d'apiculture ou de l' levage des abeilles. Tous les pays civilis s en poss dent d'excellents qu'il est inutile de refaire (...) Il ne s'agit pas davantage d'une monographie scientifique de lapis mellifica ligustica fasciata etc., ni d'un recueil d'observations ou d' tudes nouvelles. Je ne dirai presque rien qui ne soit connu de tous ceux qui ont quelque peu pratiqu les abeilles... Ma part se bornera de pr senter les faits d'une mani re aussi exacte, mais un peu plus vive, les m ler de quelques r flexions plus d velopp es et plus libres, les grouper d'une fa on un peu plus harmonieuse qu'on ne le peut faire dans un guide, dans un manuel pratique ou dans une monographie scientifique. Qui aura lu ce livre ne sera pas en tat de conduire une ruche, mais conna tra peu pr s tout ce qu'on sait de certain, de curieux, de profond et d'intime sur ses habitants..." Ouvrage singulier avec la Vie des Abeilles, Maeterlinck pose les bases de l'ethnographie animale en litt rature. En observant le monde des abeilles essentiellement crit d'un point de vue philosophique et thologique tout en proc dant par analogies avec l'homme, son livre pose de v ritables questions sociales. Ce chef-d'oeuvre de la litt rature belge est aussi celui d'un fin naturaliste et d'un observateur de la vie f ru de science, dont l'un des plus grands savants de son temps dira: Il est notre ma tre tous .

"If the bee disappeared off the face of the earth, man would only have four years left to live." Maurice Maeterlinck received the 1911 Nobel Prize for Literature, for this excellent book about the life of bees. Far from being an entomologist's study paper, this magnificent poetic work puts the nature of this very special insect center stage. The Life of the Bee constitutes a real philosophical voyage of discovery about the plant world and more particularly, these social insects. This original text is surprising by its scientific precision and accuracy. Maeterlinck's meticulous observations lead us to a veritable masterpiece of descriptions and fundamental questions, bringing into question the observer and the observed. Indeed, the analogies that he uses between the animal kingdom and that of men, make us humble and inquiring, moved and pensive. This portrayal of the hive and the bees becomes at the same time poetic, philosophical and political. Moving between wonder and knowledge, Maeterlinck asks us to preserve the links that unite us with nature. Now that an ecological disaster is threatening to destroy this fragile harmony, this book is well worth reading.

Dans sa maison bourgeoise de la Flandre profonde, une vieille demoiselle vient de d c der, pleur e de sa fid le servante, tandis que les neveux s'affairent aux pr paratifs des fun railles. Le grand saint Antoine de Padoue se pr sente l'entr e et se fait conna tre la servante au cours d'une conversation o il se propose d'apaiser son chagrin en ressuscitant sa ma tresse. Pass un moment de surprise, la servante fait part de sa r ticence voir dispara tre la part d'h ritage que le d c s de la vieille dame supposait. Les neveux, inform s leur tour, expriment m me leurs protestations: ils n'entendent pas renoncer l'h ritage convoit ...

Inspir des serres de sa maison d'Oostakker, Maurice Maeterlinck chante et sugg re la solitude, la captivit , l'ennui d'un univers limit gu re plus confortable que la vie du monde, la douleur et les regrets.

Ils sont six hommes et six femmes, presque tous tr s vieux. Tous sont aveugles. Certains depuis leur naissance. Le pr tre de leur hospice les a emmen s en promenade dans la for t puis il a disparu. Ils l'attendent, incapables de retrouver leur chemin sans lui. Mais ce dernier est mort, assis contre un arbre. Finalement, un parmi eux d couvre le corps du pr tre et leur unique espoir devient les yeux sains du b b de la plus jeune aveugle qui semble tre le seul pouvoir encore les guider.

«... Afin de ne pas alourdir ce travail, j'ai r serv pour un ouvrage plus technique un certain nombre d'exp riences et d'observations que j'ai faites durant mes vingt ann es d'apiculture et qui sont d'un int r t trop limit et trop sp cial. Je veux parler simplement des « blondes avettes de Ronsard, comme on parle, ceux qui ne le con-naissent point, d'un objet qu'on conna t et qu'on aime. Je ne compte pas orner la v rit ni substituer, selon le juste reproche que R aumur a fait tous ceux qui se sont occup s avant lui de nos mouches miel, un merveilleux complaisant et imaginaire au merveilleux r el. Il y a beaucoup de merveilleux dans la ruche, ce n'est pas une raison pour y en ajouter...

Dieses Buch stellt eine vorz gliche philosophische Erweiterung zum Prinzip der vierten Dinmension, des Gro en Jetzt, aus Franz Bardons "Adepten" dar.

This book contains Maurice Maeterlinck's "The Great Secret", translated into English from the original French by Bernard Miall. Within it, Maeterlinck outlines what he has learned about the occult after spending significant amounts of time in various countries including Egypt, India, and Greece. This fascinating volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in the occult, especially as it relates to ancient history and cultures. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949) was a Belgian poet, essayist, and playwright who composed his works in French. In 1911, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Contents include: "Prologue", "India", "Egypt", "Persia", "Chaldea", "Greece Before Socrates", "The Gnostics and the Neoplatonists", "The Cabala", "The Alchemists", "The Modern Occultists", "The Metaphysics", and "Conclusions". Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

"The Light Beyond" - Translated by Alexander Teixeira de Mattos on the subject of spiritualism, a religious movement based on the belief that spirits of the deceased exist and are able to communicate with living people. Contents include: "Our Injustice to Death", "Annihilation", "Communications with the Dead", "The Fate of our Consciousness", "Two Aspects of Infinity", "Our Fate in those Infinities", "Conclusions", "The Knowledge", "Heroism", "On Reading Thucydides", etc. Maurice Polydore Marie Bernard Maeterlinck (1862 - 1949) was a Belgian playwright, essayist, poet, and 1911 Nobel Prize winner. Other notable works by this author include: "Serres chaudes" (1889), "Douze chansons" (1896), and "Quinze chansons" (1900). Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. It is with this in mind that we are republishing this volume now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new biography of the author.

Intens dramatikk frå ein av Europas mest populære forfattarar før første verdskrigen. På starten av 1900-talet var Maurice Maeterlinck ein av Europas aller mest kjende forfattarar og symbolistar, og i 1911 fekk han Nobelprisen i litteratur. Maeterlincks intense og fantasifulle drama om forboden og uunngåeleg kjærleik, om kreftene som finst i mennesket og naturen, og om lagnadstunge val var svært populære. Blant desse er Dei blinde, Dei sju prinsessene, Inntrengjaren, og Pelléas og Mélisande, alle trykte i denne boka. Omsett frå fransk av Grete Kleppen.