Author: abbé Prévost
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: abbé Prévost
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 210
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Manon Lescaut
Author: abbé Prévost
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 286
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History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: abbé Prévost
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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Category :
Languages : en
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The History of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: abbé Prévost
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 458
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The History of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: abbé Prévost
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Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Pages : 0
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The Story of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: abbé Prévost
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Category : French fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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Category : French fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 328
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The Greek Girl's Story
Author: Abbé Prévost
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271089350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
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With The Greek Girl’s Story, Alan Singerman presents the first reliable, stand-alone translation and critical edition of Abbé Prévost’s 1740 literary masterpiece Histoire d’une Grecque moderne. The text of this new English translation is based on Singerman’s 1990 French edition, which Jonathan Walsh called “arguably the most valuable critical edition” of Prévost’s novel to date. This new edition also includes a complete critical apparatus comprising a substantial introduction, notes, appendixes, and bibliography, all significantly updated from the 1990 French edition, taking into account recent scholarship on this work and providing some additional reflection on the question of Orientalism. Prévost’s roman à clef is based on a true story involving the French ambassador to the Ottoman Porte from 1699 to 1711. It is narrated from the ambassador’s viewpoint and is a model of subjective, unreliable narration (long before Henry James). It is remarkably modern in its presentation of an enigmatic, ambiguous character, as the truth about the heroine can never be established with certainty. It is the story of the tormented relationship between the diplomat and a beautiful young Greek concubine, Théophé, whom he frees from a pasha’s harem. While her benefactor becomes increasingly infatuated with her and bent on becoming her lover, the Greek girl becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming a virtuous and respected woman. Viewing the ambassador as a father figure, she condemns his quasi-incestuous passion and firmly rejects his repeated seduction attempts. Unable to possess the young woman or tolerate the thought that she might grant to someone else what she has refused him, the narrator subjects her behavior to minute scrutiny in an effort to catch her in an indiscretion. His investigations are fruitless, however, and Théophé, the victim of incessant persecution, simply dies, leaving all the questions about her behavior unanswered.
Publisher: Penn State Press
ISBN: 0271089350
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
With The Greek Girl’s Story, Alan Singerman presents the first reliable, stand-alone translation and critical edition of Abbé Prévost’s 1740 literary masterpiece Histoire d’une Grecque moderne. The text of this new English translation is based on Singerman’s 1990 French edition, which Jonathan Walsh called “arguably the most valuable critical edition” of Prévost’s novel to date. This new edition also includes a complete critical apparatus comprising a substantial introduction, notes, appendixes, and bibliography, all significantly updated from the 1990 French edition, taking into account recent scholarship on this work and providing some additional reflection on the question of Orientalism. Prévost’s roman à clef is based on a true story involving the French ambassador to the Ottoman Porte from 1699 to 1711. It is narrated from the ambassador’s viewpoint and is a model of subjective, unreliable narration (long before Henry James). It is remarkably modern in its presentation of an enigmatic, ambiguous character, as the truth about the heroine can never be established with certainty. It is the story of the tormented relationship between the diplomat and a beautiful young Greek concubine, Théophé, whom he frees from a pasha’s harem. While her benefactor becomes increasingly infatuated with her and bent on becoming her lover, the Greek girl becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming a virtuous and respected woman. Viewing the ambassador as a father figure, she condemns his quasi-incestuous passion and firmly rejects his repeated seduction attempts. Unable to possess the young woman or tolerate the thought that she might grant to someone else what she has refused him, the narrator subjects her behavior to minute scrutiny in an effort to catch her in an indiscretion. His investigations are fruitless, however, and Théophé, the victim of incessant persecution, simply dies, leaving all the questions about her behavior unanswered.
The History of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: abbé Prévost
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 300
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History of Manon Lescaut and of the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: The Abb Prvost
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 9781434493866
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Antoine Francois Prevost (Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exiles) (1697-1763), usually known simply as the Abbe Prevost, was a French author and novelist.
Publisher: Wildside Press LLC
ISBN: 9781434493866
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Antoine Francois Prevost (Antoine Francois Prevost d'Exiles) (1697-1763), usually known simply as the Abbe Prevost, was a French author and novelist.
The History of Manon Lescaut and the Chevalier Des Grieux
Author: Denis Creagh Moylan
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781358602238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Publisher: Palala Press
ISBN: 9781358602238
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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.