The Princesse de Clèves

by Madame de La Fayette, Terence Cave, Lepetit

Book Overview

Poised between the fading world of chivalric romance and a new psychological realism, Madame de Lafayette's novel of passion and self-deception marks a turning point in the history of the novel. When it first appeared anonymously in 1678--in the heyday of French classicism--it aroused fierce controversy among critics and readers, particularly for the extraordinary confession which forms the climax of the story. It is now regarded as a landmark in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192826875
• ISBN13: 9780192826879
• Release Date: November 1992
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.6" x 7.3"