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The Princess of Cleves (Norton Critical Editions)
Marie-Madeleine de Lafayette
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Description for The Princess of Cleves (Norton Critical Editions)
Paperback. The Princess of Cleves, often called the first modern French novel, was published anonymously in 1678 and was received with enthusiasm by its contemporary audience. Editor(s): Lyons, John D. Series: Norton Critical Editions. Num Pages: 320 pages, bibliography. BIC Classification: FC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 348.
The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of Thomas Sargent Perry's 1892 translation, indisputably the translation that has best served readers in English. Reprinted repeatedly over the last one hundred years, the Perry translation is a classic in its own right. After careful review, the editor has corrected minor infelicities of translation (necessary to remain true to Lafayette's text) and updated vocabulary.
To experience the innovation of Lafayette's writing, it is necessary to understand the critical resistance it met with in seventeenth-century France.
"Contemporary Reactions" includes five assessments of The Princess of ... Read more
The text of this Norton Critical Edition is that of Thomas Sargent Perry's 1892 translation, indisputably the translation that has best served readers in English. Reprinted repeatedly over the last one hundred years, the Perry translation is a classic in its own right. After careful review, the editor has corrected minor infelicities of translation (necessary to remain true to Lafayette's text) and updated vocabulary.
To experience the innovation of Lafayette's writing, it is necessary to understand the critical resistance it met with in seventeenth-century France.
"Contemporary Reactions" includes five assessments of The Princess of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1993
Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Number of pages
314
Condition
New
Series
Norton Critical Editions
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780393963335
SKU
V9780393963335
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About Marie-Madeleine de Lafayette
John D. Lyons is Commonwealth Professor of French at the University of Virginia, where he has taught since 1987; he was previously professor of French and Italian at Dartmouth College. He is the author of A Theatre of Disguise, The Listening Voice, and Exemplum. He co-edited Mimesis: From Mirror to Method, The Dialectic of Discovery, and Critical Tales: New Studies ... Read more
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