The Princesse de Clèves

by Lafayette, Madame de; Cave, Terence

• ISBN13: 9780192837264
• ISBN10: 0192837265
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-11
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

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 heyday of French classicism--it aroused fiercecontroversy among critics and readers, particularly for the extraordinary confession which forms the climax of the story. It is now regarded as a landmark in the history of women's writing. In this entirely new translation, The Princesse de Cleves is accompanied by two shorter works alsoattributed to Mme de Lafayette, The Princesse de Montpensier and The Comtesse de Tende.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Note on the Text	p. xxxi
Select Bibliography	p. xxxiii
A Chronology of Mme de Lafayette	p. xxxvi
The Princesse de Cleves	p. 1
The Princesse de Montpensier	p. 157
The Comtesse de Tende	p. 189
Explanatory Notes
The Princesse de Cleves	p. 205
The Princesse de Montpensier	p. 221
The Comtesse de Tende	p. 228
Glossary of Names in The Princesse de Cleves	p. 231
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