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The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame de Lafayette

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The Princess of Cleves By Madame de Lafayette 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 – except the heroine – is a historical figure. Events and intrigues unfold with great faithfulness to documentary record.

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The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame Lafayette

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The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame Lafayette

The Princess of Cleves 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 - except the heroine - is a historical figure. Events and intrigues unfold with great faithfulness to documentary record.

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1482397595

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Madame de La Fayette's The Princess of Clèves

A New Translation

By: Madame de La Fayette,Michael G. Paulson,Tamara Alvarez-Detrell

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Madame de La Fayette's The Princess of Clèves

A New Translation

By: Madame de La Fayette,Michael G. Paulson,Tamara Alvarez-Detrell

Adapting The Princess of Cleves to a modern language format, this book offers a new, readable translation of Madame de La Fayette's masterpiece. The work is supplemented by an Introduction and general critical commentary which aid in the proper understanding of the seventeenth-century novel. This version differs from earlier translations by including a 'Who's Who' section of brief biographical character sketches, providing the reader with a clarificaton and explanation otherwise unavailable.

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University Press of Amer

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0819197327

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9780819197320

The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame De La Fayette

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The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame De La Fayette

Perhaps one of the greatest works of French literature is Madame de Lafayette's The Princess of Cleves, often described as the first of all "modern" novels. This classic translation, with an introduction, by the late English novelist and biographer Nancy Mitford, was first brought out in 1951 by New Directions. It is now made available as a New Directions Paperbook. Published in 1678 and written by Marie Madeleine Roche de la Vergne, Countess de Lafayette - a Parisian lady of fashion and great wit, who probably received help from her friend the Duc de la Rochefoucauld, author of the famous Maxims - it recreates with matchless vitality the lives and loves of the sixteenth-century courtiers of King Henry II of France. In her exquisite tapestry, we encounter such historic figures as Diane de Poitiers, the king's mistress; Catherine de Medicis, his queen; the doomed Mary Stuart, Queen of Scotland. It tells the story of the consuming passion of the young Duc de Nemours for the beautiful wife of his friend the Prince of Cleves. Madame de Sevigne, the great letter writer and life-long friend of Madame de Lafayette, called Th e Princess of Cleves "one of the most charming things." It is still that - and it is also one of the truly great love stories of all literature. Book jacket.

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New Directions Publishing

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0811210707

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9780811210706

Selected Letters

By: Madame Sevigne

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Selected Letters

By: Madame Sevigne

One of the world's greatest correspondents, Madame de Sévigné (1626-96) paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of France at the time of Louis XIV, in eloquent letters written throughout her life to family and friends. A significant figure in French society and literary circles, whose close friends included Madame de La Fayette and La Rochefoucauld, she reflected on both significant historical events and personal issues, and in this selection of the most significant letters, spanning almost fifty years, she is by turns humorous and melancholic, profound and superficial. Whether describing the new plays of Racine and Molière, speculating on court scandals - including the intrigues of the King's mistresses - or relating her own family concerns, Madame de Sévigné provides throughout an intriguing portrait of the lost age of Le Roi Soleil.

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Penguin UK

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0141965126

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9780141965123

Princesse De Cleves: The Princesse De Montpensier; The Comtesse De Tende

The Princesse De Montpensier ; The Comtesse De Tende

By: Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne)

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Princesse De Cleves: The Princesse De Montpensier; The Comtesse De Tende

The Princesse De Montpensier ; The Comtesse De Tende

By: Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne)

This new translation of The Princesse de Cleves also includes two shorter works also attributed to Mme de Lafayette, The Princesse de Montpensier and The Comtesse de Tende.

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Oxford University Press, USA

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0192837265

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9780192837264

The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame De Lafayette

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The Princess of Cleves

By: Madame De Lafayette

The Princess of Cleves was published anonymously in 1678 and is considered to be one of the first European novels. Lafayette is thought to be the author. The setting is the court of Henry II. All of the characters except the heroine are historical figures. The events in the story are faithfully accurate to historical records

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1604242256

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9781604242256

The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Volume 5

By: Madame Campan

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The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

Volume 5

By: Madame Campan

Reproduction of the original: The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France by Madame Campan

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3734015359

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Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette

By: Campan Madame

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Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette

By: Campan Madame

First published in 1823, these memoirs were written by the first lady-in-waiting to Queen Marie Antoinette of France. Madame Campan became close to the Queen during her 18 years in service. Her memoirs divulge details of the daily life at the royal court as well as recount the events of the Revolution from the royal family's perspective.

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The History of France

Volume 5

By: M. Guizot de Witt, Madame Guizot

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The History of France

Volume 5

By: M. Guizot de Witt, Madame Guizot

Reprint of the original, first published in 1876.

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3846059978

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9783846059975

The Princesse de Cleves

By: Madame de La Fayette

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The Princesse de Cleves

By: Madame de La Fayette

Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, "The Princesse de Cleves" tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble Mme de Cleves, who is married to a loyal and faithful man, and the Duc de Nemours, a handsome man most female courtiers find irresistible. Warned by her mother against admitting her passion, Mme de Cleves hides her feelings from her fellow courtiers, until she finally confesses to her husband an act that brings tragic consequences for all. Described as France's first modern novel, "The Princesse de Cleves" is an exquisite and profound analysis of the human heart, and a moving depiction of the inseparability of love and anguish. The plot of "The Princesse de Cleves" takes place inside the closed world of the French elite. Although the novel starts out famously slow, it becomes much more interesting as the story moves along. The book introduce readers to the true powerbrokers of France, men and women absolutely possessed with the thirst for power. Those with some education of the French Revolution should find this section of the novel very enlightening, as it highlights their absolute isolation and ignorance of the body politik itself. Instead, the pampered court spends their time stabbing each other in the back and doing everything possible to get close to the king. If one wants a fictional but definitely reality based account of Machiavellian politics in the Renaissance, this is a great book to read. As a whole, "The Princesse de Cleves" is a very engaging and complex love story that should satisfy any modern reader interested in the multitude of topics it covers.

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1492373850

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9781492373858

Selected Correspondence

By: Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine),George Solovieff

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Selected Correspondence

By: Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine),George Solovieff

In her letters Mme de Staël provides a panoramic historical outlook of the European literary, cultural and political scene between 1789 and 1817, i.e. the Revolution, the Napoleonic era and the Restoration. This edition, as its French original, includes rare contemporary illustrations never published before in this connection. For this book there is no specific level of readership.

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Springer Science & Business Media

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0792360419

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Princesse De Cleves: The Princesse De Montpensier; The Comtesse De Tende

The Princesse De Montpensier ; The Comtesse De Tende

By: Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne)

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Princesse De Cleves: The Princesse De Montpensier; The Comtesse De Tende

The Princesse De Montpensier ; The Comtesse De Tende

By: Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne)

This new translation of The Princesse de Cleves also includes two shorter works also attributed to Mme de Lafayette, The Princesse de Montpensier and The Comtesse de Tende.

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The Princesse De Cleves

By: Madame Lafayette

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By: Madame Lafayette

Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Clèves (1678) tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble Mme de Clèves, who is married to a loyal and faithful man, and the Duc de Nemours, a handsome man most female courtiers find irresistible. Warned by her mother against admitting her passion, Mme de Clèves hides her feelings from her fellow courtiers, until she finally confesses to her husband - an act that brings tragic consequences for all. Described as France's first modern novel, The Princesse de Clèves is an exquisite and profound analysis of the human heart, and a moving depiction of the inseparability of love and anguish.

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0141960558

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The Princess of Cleves

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Selected Letters

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Princesse De Cleves: The Princesse De Montpensier; The Comtesse De Tende

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The Memoirs of Marie Antoinette, Queen of France

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Memoirs of the Court of Marie Antoinette

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The History of France

The History of France

The Princesse de Cleves

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Selected Correspondence

Selected Correspondence

Princesse De Cleves: The Princesse De Montpensier; The Comtesse De Tende

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