The Princesse De Cleves
$30.56
- Paperback
192 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2004
Summary
The first modern novel of France, and a tale of unrequited love
Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Cl ves (1678) tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble Mme de Cl ves, 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 Cl ves hides her feelings from her fellow courtiers, until she finally confes…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140445879 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0140445870 |
| Author: | Madame Lafayette, Robin Buss |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Edition: | 8th |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2004 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 12mm x 130mm x 198mm |
| Series: | Penguin Classics |
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Madame Lafayette
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne was born in Paris in 1634. In 1656 she married the Comte de Lafayette, had two sons, and lived on his country estate. She then returned to Paris, and the couple remained largely separate from then on. She started a literary salon with her close friends Madame de Sevigne and the Duc de la Rochefoucauld. She also mixed in court circles and wrote a biography of her friend Henriette, wife of the Duc d’Orleans, after her death. She is mostly remembered for her novels. She died in 1693.
Robin Buss is a writer and translator who works for the Independent on Sunday and as television critic for the Times Literary Supplement. He has published on Vigny and Coteau and written three books on European cinema.
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