The Nobleman and Other Romances (Penguin Classics)

Charriere, Isabelle de

ISBN 10: 0143106600 / ISBN 13: 9780143106609

Editore: Penguin Classics, 2012

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The only available English translation of writings by an Enlightenment-era Dutch aristocrat, writer, composer-and woman.

Born Dutch, noble, and free-spirited, Isabelle de Charrière (also known as Belle de Zuylen) was an enlightened woman whose writings-not unlike Jane Austen's-tackled the intricacies of high society, particularly in matters of love. Published when she was only twenty- two, "The Nobleman" is aPersuasion-like tale whose heroine challenges her stodgy father in order to marry a man of unassuming ancestry. But Charrière did not confine herself to simple marriage plots and country courtships. Another story, "Eagonlette and Suggestina," is a thinly veiled critique of Marie Antoinette, cleverly disguised as a fairy tale. The Nobleman and Other Romances will delight fans of Jane Austen and Enlightenment-era French literature.

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Informazioni sull?autore: Isabelle de Charrière , nèe Isabella Agneta Elisabeth van Tuyll van Serooskerken (1740-1805) wrote novels, essays, plays, and operas- both music and libretti.

Caroline Warman is a lecturer in French at the University of Oxford and a fellow of Jesus College. This collection developed after she translated "Letters from Neuchâtel," one of the stories included here, as a birthday present for her aunt.

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Titolo: The Nobleman and Other Romances (Penguin ...
Casa editrice: Penguin Classics
Data di pubblicazione: 2012
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Good