![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() and all the conflict and heartache that arose thereby. One such story was about Atala, a beautiful indian maiden, who had been converted by French missionaries to Christianity. René tells this and other elements of his life story to Chactas and a stern priest named Father Souël, who is utterly unmoved by René’s whining. Old Chactas adopted him as a son, and slowly reveals his hardships and adventures. In 1725, a Frenchman named René (Chateaubriand himself?), driven thither by his misfortunes in Europe, arrived at Louisiana. Atala and Ren by Franois-Ren de Chateaubriand. Amongst these natives, as the story goes, was a blind old patriarch named Chactas, revered for his wisdom and knowledge of the affairs of life, including many years spent learning the ways of Europeans. Atala by Franois-Ren de Chateaubriand, 1901, Scott, Foresman and company edition, in English. Chateaubriand spent many years exploring the area, and this early (somewhat autobiographical) novella was inspired by his years spent with various Indian tribes, (described in his Introduction-included after the story), primarily the Natchez. What were the lower Mississippi River, Gulf Coast regions, and Appalachians of North America like in the earliest colonial days? Full of untamed forests, wild animals, nuts, berries, and Indians. ![]() Download cover art Download CD case insert Atalaįrançois-René de Chateaubriand (1768 - 1848) ![]()
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