Madame de Lafayette

'The Princesse de Clèves'

Bog | Engelsk

Poised between the fading world of chivalric romance and a new psychological realism, Madame de Lafayette's novel of passion and self-deception marks a turning point in the history of the novel. When it first appeared - anonymously - in 1678 in the he

'The Princesse de Cleves '

Bog | Engelsk

First published anonymously in 1678, Madame de Lafayette is generally believed to be the author behind The Princess of Cleves. Set between October 1558 and November 1559 at the royal court of Henry II of France, the novel is concerned with Mademoiselle de