Romain RollandPART TWO EARLY WORK AS A DRAMATISTCedar Paul translationChapter navigation90 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…ROMAIN ROLLANDPART ONE BIOGRAPHICALChapter I · INTRODUCTORYChapter II · EARLY CHILDHOODChapter III · SCHOOL DAYSChapter IV · THE NORMAL SCHOOLChapter V · A MESSAGE FROM AFARChapter VI · ROMEChapter VII · THE CONSECRATIONChapter VIII · YEARS OF APPRENTICESHIPChapter IX · YEARS OF STRUGGLEChapter X · A DECADE OF SECLUSIONChapter XI · A PORTRAITChapter XII · RENOWNChapter XIII · ROLLAND AS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE EUROPEAN SPIRITPART TWO EARLY WORK AS A DRAMATISTChapter I · THE WORK AND THE EPOCHChapter II · THE WILL TO GREATNESSChapter III · THE CREATIVE CYCLESChapter IV · THE UNKNOWN DRAMATIC CYCLE. 1890-1895Chapter V · THE TRAGEDIES OF FAITHChapter VI · SAINT LOUISChapter VII · AËRTChapter VIII · ATTEMPT TO REGENERATE THE FRENCH STAGEChapter IX · AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLEChapter X · THE PROGRAMChapter XI · THE CREATIVE ARTISTChapter XII · THE DRAMA OF THE REVOLUTIONChapter XIII · THE FOURTEENTH OF JULYChapter XIV · DANTONChapter XV · THE TRIUMPH OF REASONChapter XVI · THE WOLVESChapter XVII · THE CALL LOST IN THE VOIDChapter XVIII · A DAY WILL COMEChapter XIX · THE PLAYWRIGHTPART THREE THE HEROIC BIOGRAPHIESChapter I · DE PROFUNDISChapter II · THE HEROES OF SUFFERINGChapter III · BEETHOVENChapter IV · MICHELANGELOChapter V · TOLSTOIChapter VI · THE UNWRITTEN BIOGRAPHIESPART IV JEAN CHRISTOPHEChapter I · SANCTUS CHRISTOPHORUSChapter II · RESURRECTIONChapter III · THE ORIGIN OF THE WORKChapter IV · THE WORK WITHOUT A FORMULAChapter V · KEY TO THE CHARACTERSChapter VI · A HEROIC SYMPHONYChapter VII · THE ENIGMA OF CREATIVE WORKChapter VIII · JEAN CHRISTOPHEChapter IX · OLIVIERChapter X · GRAZIAChapter XI · JEAN CHRISTOPHE AND HIS FELLOW MENChapter XII · JEAN CHRISTOPHE AND THE NATIONSChapter XIII · THE PICTURE OF FRANCEChapter XIV · THE PICTURE OF GERMANYChapter XV · THE PICTURE OF ITALYChapter XVI · THE JEWSChapter XVII · THE GENERATIONSChapter XVIII · DEPARTUREPART FIVE INTERMEZZO SCHERZOSOChapter I · TAKEN UNAWARESChapter II · THE BURGUNDIAN BROTHERChapter III · GAULOISERIESChapter IV · A FRUSTRATE MESSAGEPART SIX THE CONSCIENCE OF EUROPEChapter I · THE WARDEN OF THE INHERITANCEChapter II · FOREARMEDChapter III · THE PLACE OF REFUGEChapter IV · THE SERVICE OF MANChapter V · THE TRIBUNAL OF THE SPIRITChapter VI · THE CONTROVERSY WITH GERHART HAUPTMANNChapter VII · THE CORRESPONDENCE WITH VERHAERENChapter VIII · THE EUROPEAN CONSCIENCEChapter IX · THE MANIFESTOESChapter X · ABOVE THE BATTLEChapter XI · THE CAMPAIGN AGAINST HATREDChapter XII · OPPONENTSChapter XIII · FRIENDSChapter XIV · THE LETTERSChapter XV · THE COUNSELORChapter XVI · THE SOLITARYChapter XVII · THE DIARYChapter XVIII · THE FORERUNNERS AND EMPEDOCLESChapter XIX · LILULIChapter XX · CLERAMBAULTChapter XXI · THE LAST APPEALChapter XXII · DECLARATION OF THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE MINDChapter XXIII · ENVOYPrevious chapter ←Part 1 — Chapter XIII · ROLLAND AS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE EUROPEAN SPIRITNext chapter →Part 2 — Chapter I · THE WORK AND THE EPOCHAll chapters and sections (90)Other sectionsROMAIN ROLLANDParts1Part 1 · Chapters12345678910111213Parts2Part 2 · Chapters12345678910111213141516171819Parts3Part 3 · Chapters123456Parts4Part 4 · Chapters123456789101112131415161718Parts5Part 5 · Chapters1234Parts6Part 6 · Chapters1234567891011121314151617181920212223Son but n'était pas le succès; son but était la foi.◇Jean Christophe, "La Révolte."◇← CHAPTER XIII ROLLAND AS THE EMBODIMENT OF THE EUROPEAN SPIRITCHAPTER I THE WORK AND THE EPOCH →