La princesse de Clèves by Madame de La Fayette

"La princesse de Clèves" by Madame de La Fayette is a novel published in 1678. Set at the French court during the reign of Henri II, it follows a young woman who enters into a marriage without love, only to find herself passionately drawn to another man. Caught between duty and desire, she faces an impossible choice that will test her virtue and reshape her destiny. This groundbreaking work pioneered the psychological novel through its intimate exploration of inner conflict and moral dilemma. (This is an automatically generated summary.)

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Author La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693
Title La princesse de Clèves
Note Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Princesse_de_Cl%C3%A8ves Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Princesse_de_Cl%C3%A8ves
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Reading Level Reading ease score: 66.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Language French
LoC Class PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Subject Historical fiction
Subject Psychological fiction
Subject Love stories
Subject Married women -- Fiction
Subject Nobility -- Fiction
Subject France -- History -- 16th century -- Fiction
Category Text
EBook-No. 18797
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Most Recently Updated Jul 13, 2006
Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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