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La Princesse De Clèves par Mme de La Fayette Edited with Introduction and Notes

By Madame de La Fayette

2019-05-14 22:50:06

La Princesse de Clèves is a French novel which was published anonymously in March 1678. It is regarded by many as the beginning of the modern tradition of the psychological novel, and as a great classic work. Its author is generally held to be Madam ... Read more
La Princesse de Clèves is a French novel which was published anonymously in March 1678. It is regarded by many as the beginning of the modern tradition of the psychological novel, and as a great classic work. Its author is generally held to be Madame de La Fayette. The action takes place between October 1558 and November 1559 at the royal court of Henry II of France. The novel recreates that era with remarkable precision. Nearly every character – though not the heroine – is a historical figure. Events and intrigues unfold with great faithfulness to documentary record. Less

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File size139.004 KB
Print pages190
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Languagefrench
ISBN9783849139025
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette (baptized 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer, the author of La Princesse de Clèves, ...

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