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
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| Author | La Fayette, Madame de (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne), 1634-1693 |
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| 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 |
| Release Date | Jul 9, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jul 13, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 297 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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