Booz endormi

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"Booz endormi" is a celebrated narrative poem by Victor Hugo that retells the biblical story of Ruth and Boaz in a lyrical, meditative style.

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Booz 1
Booz endormi canonical 1

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instanceOf French poem ⓘ
poem ⓘ
author Victor Hugo ⓘ
basedOn Biblical story of Ruth and Boaz ⓘ
Book of Ruth ⓘ
collection La Légende des siècles ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Victor Hugo ⓘ
firstPublication 1859 ⓘ
genre lyrical poetry ⓘ
religious poetry ⓘ
hasImagery agricultural imagery ⓘ
cosmic imagery ⓘ
night and stars imagery ⓘ
includedIn French school curricula ⓘ
influencedBy Bible ⓘ
Book of Ruth ⓘ
language French ⓘ
literaryForm narrative lyric ⓘ
literaryMovement Romanticism ⓘ
mainCharacter Booz ⓘ
linked to: Booz endormi

Ruth ⓘ
meter alexandrine verse ⓘ
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor fusion of biblical narrative and romantic lyricism ⓘ
meditative tone ⓘ
use of French alexandrines ⓘ
notableLine "Booz s'était couché de fatigue accablé" ⓘ
"Ruth songeait et Booz dormait" ⓘ
partOf La Légende des siècles, première série ⓘ
publisher Michel Lévy frères ⓘ
rhymeScheme regular rhymed couplets ⓘ
setting Bethlehem ⓘ
settingPeriod Biblical era ⓘ
style lyrical ⓘ
meditative ⓘ
symbolic ⓘ
subject Ruth gleaning in the fields of Booz ⓘ
night contemplation of the stars ⓘ
promise of a child to come ⓘ
theme destiny ⓘ
divine providence ⓘ
faith ⓘ
fertility ⓘ
humility ⓘ
love ⓘ

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Booz endormi → mainCharacter → Booz ⓘ
linked to: Booz endormi