Forsyte Saga

Forsyte Saga
a series of novels by John Galsworthy, written between 1906 and 1921. They tell the story of Soames Forsyte, a lawyer, and his family from the 1880s to the 1920s. At the beginning they build a house in London, but after 40 years of difficult and complicated relationships there is nobody living in the house. Successful television series of the story were made in the 1960s and in 2002.

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  • Forsyte Saga, Die —   [ fɔːsaɪt ], Zyklus von J. Galsworthy, bestehend aus den Romanen »Der reiche Mann« (auch unter dem Titel »Der Besitzmensch«, englisch »The man of property«, 1906), »In Fesseln« (auch unter dem Titel »In den Schlingen des Gesetzes«, englisch »In …   Universal-Lexikon

  • The Forsyte Saga —   Author(s) John Galsworthy Genre(s) …   Wikipedia

  • Die Forsyte-Saga — (englisch The Forsyte Saga) ist eine Roman Trilogie mit zwei kurzen Einschüben, die zwischen 1906 und 1921 vom britischen Literaturnobelpreisträger John Galsworthy veröffentlicht wurde. Der Autor erhielt diese Auszeichnung 1932, kurz vor seinem… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • The Forsyte Saga (2002 miniseries) — In 2002 the first two books and the first interlude were adapted by Granada Television for the ITV network, although, like the 1967 production, the miniseries took many liberties with Galsworthy s original work. Additional funding for this… …   Wikipedia

  • (the) Forsyte Saga — The Forsyte Saga [The Forsyte Saga] a series of novels by John Galsworthy, written between 1906 and 1921. They tell the story of Soames Forsyte, a lawyer, and his family from the 1880s to the 1920s. At the beginning they build a house in London,… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Forsyte — is included in: * The Forsyte Saga , a series of British novels * USS Irene Forsyte (IX 93), an ill fated North American schooner See also * Forsyth * Forsythe …   Wikipedia

  • saga — The traditional use of the term saga to refer to medieval Norse narrative poems, especially those written in Iceland, dates from the early 18c and continues untroubled by more recent extensions of meaning, first to long novels or series of novels …   Modern English usage

  • saga — [ saga ] n. f. • av. 1740; a. nord. saga « dit, conte »; cf. all. sagen, angl. to say « dire » 1 ♦ Littér. Récit historique ou mythologique de la littérature médiévale scandinave. Sagas islandaises, norvégiennes. Par ext. Récit légendaire dans d… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • La saga de los Forsyte — Autor John Galsworthy Idioma Inglés Título original The Forsyte Saga …   Wikipedia Español

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