You ought to see the style he has already assumed-all the idiotic austerity of a philistine, who has turned over a new leaf.'

Et si tu voyais le ton qu’il a déjà, toute la gourme imbécile d’un bourgeois qui se range! »

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

'You wretched bourgeois philistine!' exclaimed Claude, exasperated.

– Sale bourgeois! cria Claude exaspéré.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

What a philistine!

Quel bourgeois!

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L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

She was not sufficiently a philistine to defend him.

elle n’était pas assez bourgeoise pour le défendre?

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

Zola, Emile

His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Not one among them dares to give the philistines a slap in the face.

Pas un gaillard qui flanque une gifle aux bourgeois! …

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There are a lot of idiots, a lot of philistines watching me, who would say all manner of things-'

Mais ce sont les imbéciles, un tas de bourgeois qui me guettent et qui raconteraient des abominations…

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His Masterpiece

Zola, Emile

Some of the usual customers had taken possession of the adjacent tables, and these philistines cast sidelong glances at the artists' corner, glances in which contempt was curiously mingled with a kind of uneasy deference.

Des habitués du quartier avaient envahi les tables voisines, et ces bourgeois jetaient sur le coin des artistes des regards obliques, où le dédain se mêlait à une déférence inquiète.

Zola, Emile / His MasterpieceZola, Emile / L'Oeuvre

L'Oeuvre

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His Masterpiece

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But come! how have you got out of the hands of the Philistines?"

Mais, dites-moi donc, comment avez-vous pu vous tirer des mains des Philistins?

Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures

Les chausseurs de chevelures

Reid, Mayne

The Scalp Hunters

Reid, Mayne

© 2008 BiblioBazaar

In addition to the seventh-century bce Greek realities hidden in the story of the duel between David and Goliath, other details in the depiction of the Philistines in the Deuteronomistic History point to the same historical and cultural context.

Outre les réalités grecques du vif siècle tapies au sein du récit du duel entre David et Goliath, d'autres détails de la représentation des Philistins dans l'histoire deutéronomique témoignent du même contexte historique et culturel.

Finkelstein, Israel,Silberman, Neil Asher / David and SolomonFinkelstein, Israel,Silberman, Neil Asher / Les rois sacrés de la Bible

Les rois sacrés de la Bible

Finkelstein, Israel,Silberman, Neil Asher

© Bayard Editions 2006, pour la traduction franсaise.

© Israel Finkelstein et Neil Asher Silberman, 2006.

David and Solomon

Finkelstein, Israel,Silberman, Neil Asher

© 2006 by Israel Finkelstein and Neil Asher Silberman