La Mère de Dieu by Ritter von Leopold Sacher-Masoch
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"La Mère de Dieu" by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch is a Gothic novel published in 1880. Mardona leads a religious sect as "the Mother of God," imposing strict punishment for sin while preaching divine maternal love. When her devotee Sabatil loves another woman, Mardona's jealousy erupts into violence—she crucifies him with help from his beloved. This dark tale explores themes of maternal power, religious devotion, cruelty, and the blurred line between sacred love
and punishment in a cult-like community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Sacher-Masoch, Leopold, Ritter von, 1835-1895 |
|---|---|
| Translator | Strebinger, Anna-Catherine |
| Uniform Title | Die Gottesmutter. French |
| Title | La Mère de Dieu |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Die_Gottesmutter Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_M%C3%A8re_de_Dieu |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 84.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PT: Language and Literatures: Germanic, Scandinavian, and Icelandic literatures |
| Subject | Austrian fiction -- Translations into French |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43003 |
| Release Date | Jun 21, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 274 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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