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基本信息·出版社：W. W. Norton & Company
·页码：314 页
·出版日期：1994年01月
·ISBN：0393963330
·条形码：9780393963335
·版本：Subsequent
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
·丛书名：Norton Critical Editions
·外文书名：深宫后院
内容简介 This novel, one of the first to depict the characters psychologically, is published here in an English version, revised by John Lyons, and based on Perry's 1892 translation. The text is followed by background and criticism sections, together with full notes and bibliography.
编辑推荐 From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister Written over three hundred years ago,
The Princess of Cleves transports the reader to seventeenth-century French court society, where "love was always allied to politics and politics to love. No one was untroubled or unmoved: each considered how to advance, to flatter, to serve or to harm; boredom and idleness were unknown, since everyone was engaged in intrigue or the pursuit of pleasure." The story concerns a strikingly beautiful young woman, raised in seclusion and brought to the court at marriageable age. She is married to the Prince de Cleves, a powerful, sensitive man who adores her and hopes she will eventually reciprocate his feelings. Unfortunately, Madame de Cleves falls passionately in love with the Duc de Nemors, a man "born with every predisposition for courtship and every quality tending toward its success." Lost letters, whispered messages, extensive introspection - all are described in minute detail as Madame de Cleves attempts to overcome her feelings and remain a virtuous woman. The obsession of these characters can seem excessive, yet Madame de Lafayette is careful to place this story within a larger historical context which shows the extraordinary influence these intimate affairs had upon foreign and domestic policy. Her book gives an insider's view into the personal lives of Henry XIII, Mary Stuart, Queen Elizabeth, and others as she initiates Madame de Cleves and the reader into the morals and political maneuverings of her time and class.
-- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Language Notes Text: English, French (translation)
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. 专业书评 From 500 Great Books by Women; review by Erica Bauermeister Written over three hundred years ago,
The Princess of Cleves transports the reader to seventeenth-century French court society, where "love was always allied to politics and politics to love. No one was untroubled or unmoved: each considered how to advance, to flatter, to serve or to harm; boredom and idleness were unknown, since everyone was engaged in intrigue or the pursuit of pleasure." The story concerns a strikingly beautiful young woman, raised in seclusion and brought to the court at marriageable age. She is married to the Prince de Cleves, a powerful, sensitive man who adores her and hopes she will eventually reciprocate his feelings. Unfortunately, Madame de Cleves falls passionately in love with the Duc de Nemors, a man "born with every predisposition for courtship and every quality tending toward its success." Lost letters, whispered messages, extensive introspection - all are described in minute detail as Madame de Cleves attempts to overcome her feelings and remain a virtuous woman. The obsession of these characters can seem excessive, yet Madame de Lafayette is careful to place this story within a larger historical context which shows the extraordinary influence these intimate affairs had upon foreign and domestic policy. Her book gives an insider's view into the personal lives of Henry XIII, Mary Stuart, Queen Elizabeth, and others as she initiates Madame de Cleves and the reader into the morals and political maneuverings of her time and class.
-- For great reviews of books for girls, check out Let's Hear It for the Girls: 375 Great Books for Readers 2-14.
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Language Notes Text: English, French (translation)
--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
