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Adolphe /

We are such volatile creatures that we finally feel the sentiments we feign. First published in 1816, Adolphe is the story of a young man with all the privileges and advantages of a noble birth, but who's still haunted by the meaninglessness of life. He seeks distraction in the pursuit of the b...

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Main Authors: Constant, Benjamin, 1767-1830
Group Author: Wildman, Carl
Published: Melville House,
Publisher Address: Brooklyn, N.Y. :
Publication Dates: 2010.
Literature type: Book
Language: English
French
Series: The art of the novella
Melville House classics
Subjects:
1800-1899
Commitment (Psychology) > Fiction.
Engagement > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Commitment (Psychology)
Manners and customs.
France > Social life and customs > 19th century > Fiction.
France > Mœurs et coutumes > 19e siècle > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
France.
Fiction.
Summary: We are such volatile creatures that we finally feel the sentiments we feign. First published in 1816, Adolphe is the story of a young man with all the privileges and advantages of a noble birth, but who's still haunted by the meaninglessness of life. He seeks distraction in the pursuit of the beautiful, but older and married Ellenore, a fictionalized version of Madame de Stael. The young Adolphe, inexperienced in love, falls for her unexpectedly adn falters under the burden of the illicit love.
Item Description: Translation originally published: Patheon Books, 1948.
Carrier Form: 126 pages ; 18 cm.
ISBN: 9781935554097
1935554093
Index Number: PQ2211
CLC: I565.447
Call Number: I565.447/C757-1

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