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Set towards the end of the reign of Henry II of France, The Princesse de Cleves (1678) tells of the unspoken, unrequited love between the fair, noble Mme de Cleves, who is married to a loyal and faithful man, and the Duc de Nemours, a handsome man most female courtiers find irresistible. Warned by her mother...
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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. In addition to the notes,...
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Adapting "The Princess of Cleves" to a modern language format, this work is supplemented by an introduction and general critical commentary which aid in the proper understanding of this 17th-century novel. The book has a "Who's Who" section of brief biographical character sketches.
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