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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Melville House,
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Publisher Address: | Brooklyn, N.Y. : |
Publication Dates: | 2010. |
Literature type: | Book |
Language: |
English French |
Series: |
The art of the novella
Melville House classics |
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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 |