Notre-Dame of Paris (The Hunchback of Notre Dame) の感想

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Anyone who already knows this story only by the charming and funny Disney movie of "The Hunchback of Nortre Dame" like me will be surprised by the dark and solemn atmosphere of this original version. At the climax of the story, I even had a horrible feeling as if I stood in front of Goya’s Black Paintings in a museum. There are a lot of chapters that are irrelevant to the main story, which made me a little bit tired; however, some of them contain fine descriptions that give us a great insight into religion, art and science. Especially, the thought that the decline of architecture is caused by Gutenberg’s printing press impressed me. You can also enjoy some idea of alchemy such as light is another form of gold. Overall, this novel is full of intelligence.