Abbé Prévost

Manon Lescaut

Manon Lescaut (Written in French)

"First published as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2004; Reissued 2008."--Title page verso.

The Story of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut

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 Greek Girl's Story

Manon Lescaut Or The Adventures of a French Lady

Marciano Guerrero

Marymarc Translations

Abbe Post

Manon Lescaut (1893), inspired Italian composer Giacomo Puccini to compose the opera by the same name.Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, more than a story about Manon, the story is about the blind devotion the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, developed for his lover—the gorgeous young woman, Manon Lescaut. Of a noble wealthy family and with a fine education Des Grieux gives it all up when he meets Manon Lescaut. In Paris the young lovers enjoy a life of ups and downs because of financial pressures. While Des Grieux is content with living a simple life, Manon has an obsession with expensive taste and luxury exacerbated by a congenital fear of poverty. Manon Lescaut (1893), inspired Italian composer Giacomo Puccini to compose the opera by the same name.All the elements of a thriller —suspense, mystery, narrow escapes, action, intrigue, etc.— are all present, making the prose athletic, robust, taking the reader on a non-stop galloping ride from beginning to end.

In Contemporary American English

Venez découvrir Manon Lescaut, le roman de l'Abbé Prévost, grâce à une analyse littéraire de référence. Écrite par un spécialiste universitaire, cette fiche de lecture est recommandée par de nombreux enseignants. Cet ouvrage contient plusieurs parties : • la biographie de l'écrivain • le résumé détaillé • le mouvement littéraire • le contexte de publication du roman • l'analyse complète Retrouvez tous nos titres sur : www.fichedelecture.fr.

Manon Lescaut de l'Abbé Prévost (fiche de lecture de référence)

Ligaran,

Extrait : "Ne me rendrai-je point suspect par l'aveu que va faire mon exorde ? Je suis l'amant de la belle Grecque dont j'entreprends l'histoire. Qui me croira sincère dans le récit de mes plaisirs et de mes peines ? Qui ne se défiera point de mes descriptions et de mes éloges ? Une passion violente ne fera-t-elle point changer de nature à tout ce qui va passer par mes yeux et par mes mains ? En un mot, quelle fidélité attendra-t-on d'une plume conduite par l'amour ?" À PROPOS DES ÉDITIONS LIGARAN : Les éditions LIGARAN proposent des versions numériques de grands classiques de la littérature ainsi que des livres rares, dans les domaines suivants : • Fiction : roman, poésie, théâtre, jeunesse, policier, libertin. • Non fiction : histoire, essais, biographies, pratiques.

Histoire d'une Grecque moderne

Abbé vost

Dieses Buch ist Teil der "Edition Projekt Gutenberg-DE", welche mehr als 3.000 Klassiker der deutschsprachigen Literatur umfasst. Die Werke dieser Edition umfassen Romane, Erzählungen, Novellen, Dramen, Gedichte und Sachbücher in deutscher Sprache von über 1.200 Autoren. Neben den Standardwerken deutscher Literatur sind so viele zum Teil seit Jahren vergriffene Titel wieder erhältlich. Die Edition erscheint im zeitlosen, klassischen Design, das zum Sammeln einlädt. Der tredition Verlag bietet alle Werke der "Edition Gutenberg-DE" als Paperback, als Hardcover und auch als Großdruck-Ausgaben an.

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