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La Princesse de Clèves. La Princesse de Clèves ([la pʁɛ̃.sɛs də klɛv], "The Princess of Cleves ") is a French novel which was published anonymously in March 1678. It was regarded by many as the beginning of the modern tradition of the psychological novel and a classic work. Its author is generally held to be Madame de La Fayette.
Mar 1, 1996 · Summary. "The Princess of Cleves" by Madame de Lafayette is a historical novel written during the early 17th century. The story is set in the opulent court of Henry II of France and delves into the complex emotions and societal pressures faced by the characters, particularly the young heroine, Mademoiselle de Chartres, who later becomes the ...
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544 reviews 656 followers. December 8, 2022. The Princess of Cleves is a moralistic tale set in 16th-century France. Madame de La Fayette tells the story of a virtuous woman, a model of moral perfection, amid the Court intrigues and temptations. The novel is considered a historically important novel for two reasons.
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Grandeur and gallantry never appeared with more lustre in France, thanin the last years of Henry the Second's reign. This Prince was amorousand handsome, and though his passion for Diana of Poitiers Duchess ofValentinois, was of above twenty years standing, it was not the lessviolent, nor did he give less distinguishing proofs of it. As he was happ...
"You know the friendship, there is betwixt Sancerre and me.Nevertheless about two years ago he fell in love with Madam de Tournon,and concealed it from me with as much care as from the rest of theworld; I had not the least suspicion of it. Madam de Tournon as yetappeared inconsolable for the death of her husband, and lived inretirement with great a...
"In the meantime, however busy and full I was of my new engagement withthe Queen, I still kept fair with Madam de Themines by a naturalinclination which it was not in my power to conquer; I thought shecooled in her love to me, and whereas, had I been prudent, I shouldhave made use of the change I observed in her for my cure, my loveredoubled upon i...
The Queen-mother was now wholly governed by the Cardinal of Loraine;the Viscount de Chartres had no interest with her, and the passion hehad for Madam de Martigues and for liberty hindered him from feelingthis loss as it deserved to be felt. The Cardinal, during the ten days'illness of the King, was at leisure to form his designs, and lead theQueen...
Oct 6, 1992 · “Perhaps the most shocking book I’ve ever read is The Princess of Cleves, by Madame de La Fayette, in which the heroine refuses to marry the man she loves—he’s a cad—and instead enters a convent.” —B. D. McClay, The New York Times Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Cleves (1678) tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble ...
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Jennifer Birkett. La Princesse de Clèves, novel written by Marie-Madeleine, comtesse de La Fayette, and published anonymously in 1678. Often called France’s first historical novel, the work influenced the course of French fiction. It is set during the 16th-century reign of Henry II and is the story of a virtuous.
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Books. The Princess of Cleves. 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.
