Adolphe : Erään tuntemattoman papereista löydetty tarina by Benjamin Constant
"Adolphe: Erään tuntemattoman papereista löydetty tarina" by Benjamin Constant is a novel first published in 1816. It follows Adolphe, a melancholic young man who embarks on a calculated seduction of Ellénore, an older Polish woman. Their affair unexpectedly becomes an all-consuming love that isolates them from society. As Adolphe grows anxious about sacrificing his future, he finds himself trapped between duty and devotion. The novel eschews external descriptions to focus intensely on
inner emotions and psychological states, offering a piercing examination of romantic entanglement and its consequences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Constant, Benjamin, 1767-1830 |
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| Translator | Onerva, L., 1882-1972 |
| Title | Adolphe : Erään tuntemattoman papereista löydetty tarina |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adolphe |
| Credits | Anna Siren and Tapio Riikonen |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 35.6 (College-level). Difficult to read. |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Fiction |
| Subject | Commitment (Psychology) -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 61743 |
| Release Date | Apr 3, 2020 |
| Most Recently Updated | Jun 28, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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