Kipling's epic rendition of the imperial experience in India is also his greatest long work. Two men - Kim, a boy growing into early manhood, and the lama, an old ascetic priest - are fired by a quest. Kim is white, although born in India. While he wants to play the Great Game of imperialism, he is also spiritually bound to the lama and he tries to reconcile these opposing strands. A celebration of their friendship in an often hostile environment, Kim captures the opulence of India's exotic landscape, overlaid by the uneasy presence of the British Raj.
Savez-vous pourquoi le chameau a une bosse ? Pourquoi la fourrure du léopard est tachetée ? Et d'où vient le nom du tatou ? En écrivant les "Histoires comme ça" pour sa fille, Kipling fait revivre les temps immémoriaux où l'humanité n'en était qu'à ses débuts, où les animaux commençaient à peine à être domestiqués, où l'on se fiait aux signes et où l'on employait, parce qu'on les connaissait d'instinct, des formules magiques.
Découvrez ces petits contes des origines magnifiquement illustrés par Kipling pour enchanter petits et grands.
C'est une collection de premières lectures illustrées et tout en anglais, avec un lexique en fin d'ouvrage. Chaque titre est réalisé avec le concours d'un enseignant.
Dans chaque ouvrage :
La présentation des personnages Un coup de pouce en français pour démarrer la lecture L'histoire illustrée rédigée tout en anglais des aventures de Mowgli.
Un lexique en fin d'ouvrage avec la phonétique des mots A télécharger :
Une version audio, téléchargeable gratuitement sur le site Larousse Des fiches d'exercices à destination des enseignants à télécharger sur l'espace enseignant du site
Si vous êtes sensible aux généreux conseils Si la poésie ne vous est pas étrangère Si, encore enfant, la vie vous émerveille Et si vous savourez les éditions légères, Cet ouvrage vous est tout destiné, lui qui livre aux générations futures une version à contempler et à lire, dans un sens ou dans un autre, de l'indispensable poème de Rudyard Kipling.
Just so stories, l'oeuvre phare de Rudyard Kipling pourra être lue par tous les apprenants en anglais, et notamment des élèves de 6e, grâce à :- Un texte synthétique adapté par des enseignants, accompagné par de très belles illustrations- Un lexique anglais-français en fin d'ouvrage pour mieux comprendre le texte- Une version audio pour savourer toute la musicalité de la langue anglaise et s'imprégner du bon accent dès la classe de 6e.- Des fiches pédagogiques photocopiables pour les enseignants pour proposer aux élèves des activités ludiques liées à l'histoire.
Deux nouvelles ayant pour décor l'Inde et l'Afghanistan, où Kipling - avec l'art qui lui valut le Prix Nobel de littérature - décrit les conflits qui annoncent les fissures de l'Empire britannique.
The Strange Ride of Morrowbie Jukes / L'étrange chevauchée de Morrowbie Jukes : Un jeune ingénieur anglais pourra-t-il s'échapper du village secret où sont jetés et oubliés les morts vivants ? The Lost Legion / La légion perdue : Les soldats britanniques face aux revenants, aux superstitions et aux mollahs afghans.
A beautiful new clothbound edition of Kipling's much-loved classic, which contains an additional story, }In The Rukh{, featuring Mowgli as a young man.
Biographical noteRudyard Kipling was born in Bombay in 1865. In 1882 Kipling started work as a journalist in India, and while there produced a body of work, stories, sketches and poems - notably Plain Tales from the Hills (1888) - which made him an instant literary celebrity when he returned to England in 1889. His most famous works include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901) and the Just So Stories (1902). Kipling refused to accept the role of Poet Laureate and other civil honours, but he was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize, in 1907. He died in 1936.Jan Montefiore has taught at the University of Kent since 1978, where she is now Professor of 20th Century English Literature. She is the author of Men and Women Writers of the 1930s (1996); Arguments of Heart and Mind:Selected Essays 1977-2000 (2002); Feminism and Poetry (3rd edition, 2004); and Rudyard Kipling (2007). Kaori Nagai is a Research Associate at the University of Kent and author of Empire of Analogies (2006). She has also introduced Kobo Abe's Face of Another and Kipling's Plain Tales from the Hills for Penguin. Main descriptionThe story of the man-cub Mowgli who is raised by wolves in the Indian jungle, guided by his mentors Baloo the bear, Bagheera the black panther and the ancient python Kaa, and who confronts his arch-enemy Shere Khan the tiger, is one of the greatest literary myths ever created. Mowgli's adventures are juxtaposed with other animal stories set in the British Empire, ranging from the heroic battle of 'Rikki-tikki-tavi' and the Himalayan pastoral 'Purun Bhagat' to the drama of survival in 'The White Seal'. With The Jungle Books Rudyard Kipling drew on ancient beast fables, Buddhist philosophy and memories of his Anglo-Indian upbringing to create a rich, symbolic portrait of man and nature, and an eternal classic of childhood that has had a lasting impact on our imaginations.Part of a series of new editions of Kipling's works in Penguin Classics, this volume contains a General Preface by Jan Montefiore and an introduction by Kaori Nagai discussing the many imperial, Indian and literary contexts of The Jungle Books.
Chacun a en mémoire Le Livre de la Jungle, Histoires comme ça ou Kim : adaptés en dessins animés, illustrés à de nombreuses reprises, ces textes appartiennent au panthéon éternel de la littérature jeunesse. Pour autant, « If », extrait de Reward and Fairies et publié en 1910, est appris par coeur par des générations d'enfants anglais. Comment expliquer une telle ferveur ? Kipling a composé, en trente-deux vers, un véritable hymne à la sagesse, à la droiture, à la tempérance, à la probité. Il prône, avec une grande force et une tendresse infinie, des valeurs profondément humanistes, absolument inaltérables. Relire ce texte aujourd'hui, dans cette nouvelle traduction de Françoise Morvan qui lui rend tout son éclat et sa modernité, montre qu'à l'heure où l'on s'interroge sur la meilleure manière d'éduquer les garçons, Kipling offre, cette fois encore, la réponse - qui pourrait tout aussi bien s'appliquer aux filles... Gaëtan Dorémus s'est longuement interrogé sur la meilleure façon d'illustrer ce poème mythique et propose ici une aventure sans parole, dans un format en fausse-italienne, avec des personnages drôles et particulièrement attachants. Un album à lire avec les parents à partir de 6 ans et à lire seul dès 8 ans.
The Camel gets his Hump, the Whale his Throat and the Leopard his Spots in these bewitching stories which conjure up distant lands, the beautiful gardens of splendid palaces, the sea, the deserts, the jungle and its creatures. Inspired by Kipling's delight in human eccentricities and the animal world, and based on bedtime stories he told to his daughter, these strikingly imaginative fables explore the myths of creation, the nature of beasts and the origins of language and writing. They are linked by poems and scattered with Kipling's illustrations, which contain hidden jokes, symbols and puzzles.
Rudyard Kipling (1865-1936) is often regarded as the unofficial Laureate of the British Empire. This selection of his poetry shows the development of Kipling's talent, his deepening maturity, and the growing sombreness of his poetic vision. It ranges from "Mandalay" and "Gunga Din", to "If" and "Epitaphs of the War".
Three authors, three stories, three ghosts. Written in the nineteenth century, these three chilling ghost stories are guaranteed to send shivers down your spine.
Cette nouveauté du mois de février 2013 est le onzième titre d'une collection bilingue intitulée « Progressez en anglais grâce à . ». Cette collection présente la particularité de proposer la version anglaise et française des textes sur une seule et même page et non pas, contrairement à l'usage quasi-général, sur deux pages différentes. L'expérience montre pourtant que cette présentation facilite grandement la comparaison des textes anglais et français par rapport à l' « aller-retour visuel » qu'impose la présentation traditionnelle sur deux pages différentes (anglais à gauche, français à droite).
L'autre grande novation de cette collection consiste à mettre gratuitement (sur notre site Internet) à la disposition des lecteurs l'enregistrement sonore intégral des textes en langue anglaise.
Rudyard KIPLING, premier écrivain de langue anglaise à avoir reçu le prix Nobel de littérature.
C'était en 1907 et il reste à ce jour le plus jeune écrivain (42 ans à l'époque) à avoir connu cet honneur.
Vingt ans plus tôt, il avait écrit « L'homme qui voulut être roi », un ouvrage souvent considéré comme une parfaite illustration de ce que fut l'esprit colonial britannique et qui nous emmène aux confins de l'Afghanistan, une région toujours tragiquement présente dans l'actualité du 21ème siècle.
Comme pour tous les livres de la collection, les enregistrements sonores de l'intégralité des textes anglais sont disponibles gratuitement sur notre site Internet, ce qui permet au lecteur d'améliorer sa prononciation en même temps que sa connaissance de la langue anglaise.
Plain Tales from the Hills, Rudyard Kipling's first collection of short stories, established his reputation and brought India to the British imagination. Including the stories 'Lispeth', 'Beyond the Pale' and 'In the Pride of His Youth', they tell of soldiers, wise children, exiles, forbidden romances and divided identities, creating a rich portrait of Anglo-Indian society. Originally published for a newspaper in Lahore when Kipling was a journalist, the tales were later revised by him to re-create as vividly as possible the sights and smells of India for readers at home. Far from being a celebration of empire, these stories explore the barriers between races, classes and sexes, and convey all the tensions and contradictions of colonial life.
«The Brothers of the Trinity order that none unconnected with their service shall be found in or on one of their Lights during the hours of darkness; but their servants can be made to think otherwise. If you are fair-spoken and take an interest in their duties, they will allow you to sit with them through the long night and help to scare the ships into mid-channel...» Kipling, who as a novelist dramatized the ambivalence of the British colonial experience, was born of English parents in Bombay and as a child knew Hindustani better than English. He spent an unhappy period of exile from his parents (and the Indian heat) with a harsh aunt in England, followed by the public schooling that inspired his "Stalky" stories. He returned to India at 18 to work on the staff of the Lahore Civil and Military Gazette and rapidly became a prolific writer. His mildly satirical work won him a reputation in England, and he returned there in 1889.
From the author of the Jungle Books comes this collection of short works, including "The Disturber of Traffic," "A Conference of the Powers," "My Lord the Elephant," "His Private Honour," and many more. Originally published in 1893.
Biographical noteRUDYARD KIPLING was born in Bombay in 1865. In 1871 he was brought home from India and spent five unhappy years with a foster family in Southsea, an experience he later drew on in The Light That Failed (1890). In 1882 Kipling started work as a journalist in India, and while there produced a body of work, stories, sketches and poems - notably Plain Tales from the Hills (1888) - which made him an instant literary celebrity when he returned to England in 1889. His most famous works include The Jungle Book (1894), Kim (1901) and the Just So Stories (1902). Kipling refused to accept the role of Poet Laureate and other civil honours, but he was the first English writer to be awarded the Nobel Prize, in 1907. He died in 1936.JAN MONTEFIOIRE was born in 1948 and educated at Oxford. Since 1978 she has taught at the University of Kent, where she is now Professor of 20th Century English Literature. She is the author of Men and Women Writers of the 1930s (1996); Arguments of Heart and Mind:Selected Essays 1977-2000 (2002); Feminism and Poetry (3rd edition, 2004); and Rudyard Kipling (2007). She lives in Canterbury. Main descriptionRudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the 'Indian' stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Including the tale of insanity and empire, 'The Man Who Would Be King', the high-spirited 'The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat', the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge 'Baa Baa, Black Sheep', the menacing psychological study 'Mary Postgate' and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in 'The Gardener', here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder.
Rudyard Kipling surprend encore une fois ses lecteurs avec cinq récits qui se situent dans le monde animal. Comment se fait-il que les éléphants ont un si long nez et les léopards des taches sur tout le corps ? Pourquoi les kangourous parcourent-ils l'Australie en sautillant ? Just so stories est peuplé de personnages inoubliables comme le jeune et futé marin qui réussit même à tromper une baleine...
'Of a sudden I realized that he was in the grip of some almost overpowering fear.' Rudyard Kipling is best known for his novels and poetry, but his short stories reveal a far more sinister and macabre side to his imagination. In these three chilling and psychologically penetrating tales, Kipling portrays hauntings, loss, madness, terrible secrets and the darkness that lies within the human heart.
This book includes 'They', Mary Postgate and The Gardener.
This anthology of Kipling's greatest short stories contains some of the most memorable and popular examples of the genre of which he was an undisputed master. Afterword by John Grant.
Rudyard Kipling is one of the most magical storytellers in the English language. This new selection brings together the best of his short writings, following the development of his work over fifty years. They take us from the harsh, cruel, vividly realized world of the 'Indian' stories that made his name, through the experimental modernism of his middle period to the highly-wrought subtleties of his later pieces. Including the tale of insanity and empire, 'The Man Who Would Be King', the high-spirited 'The Village that Voted the Earth Was Flat', the fable of childhood cruelty and revenge 'Baa Baa, Black Sheep', the menacing psychological study 'Mary Postgate' and the ambiguous portrayal of grief and mourning in 'The Gardener', here are stories of criminals, ghosts, femmes fatales, madness and murder.
