La Princesse de Cleves - Brossura

Ashton, H

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0521111048 ISBN 13: 9780521111041

Casa editrice: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Riassunto

Originally published in 1925. this is an edition of the highly regarded seventeenth-century novel by Madame de La Fayette, La Princesse de Cleves. The complete text of the 1678 first edition is presented here in the original French, with accompanying English annotations by Harry Ashton. In addition to the notes, Ashton provides an English introduction to the book, discussing aspects of the author's life and works and examining the sources, characters, style and influence of the novel. Thanks to the economy of the vocabulary and the usefulness of the notes, this volume will be particularly welcome by students of French as well as anyone eager to read a popular classic of seventeenth-century French literature.

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Originally published in 1925. this is an edition of the highly regarded seventeenth-century novel by Madame de La Fayette, La Princesse de Cleves. The complete text of the 1678 first edition is presented here in the original French, with accompanying English annotations by Harry Ashton.

Contenuti:

Preface; Introduction; 1. The author; 2. The French novel before La Princesse de Cleves; 3. The unity of Madame de La Fayette's work; 4. La Princesses de Cleves: A. Sources and method; B. The characters; C. Novelty and style; D. Influence; Bibliography; Text; Index of persons and places mentioned in the notes.

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• Editore: Cambridge University Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521111048
• ISBN 13: 9780521111041
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 212