Questions of Interpretation in La Princesse de Clèves
Questions of Interpretation in La Princesse de Clèves

Author: John Campbell

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2023-12-14

Total Pages: 253

ISBN-13: 9004657061

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People are so divided about La Princesse de Clèves' they're ready to devour each other.' So reported Mme de Lafayette, to whom his landmark of French fiction is traditionally attributed, when it first appeared in 1678. Over three centuries the initial divisions have widened into large areas of critical disagreement. Questions of interpretation in La Princesse de Clèves' outlines the main areas of controversy and confronts the radically divergent critical responses that have been made with the witness of the text itself. Without seeking to advance easy solutions, it suggests plausible readings and possible approaches in the light of the evidence provided by language and ideas more uncertain and ambiguous than might at first appear. Offering as it does a wide-ranging review of recent critical opinion and providing the most comprehensive and up-to-date bibliographical tool at present available, this important new work is an invaluable tool for all readers and students of this famous novel.

Legendary Lives in La Princesse de Clèves
Legendary Lives in La Princesse de Clèves

Author: Janet Letts

Publisher: Rookwood Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 322

ISBN-13: 9781886365087

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Weighing debates over reasons for the inclusion of apparently extraneous narratives in the 1678 novel by Comtesse Marie- Madelaine de Lafayette, the author presents her case that details on historical personages such as Anne Boleyn, Henry VIII, Henri II, and Catherine de Medici were intended to influence readers rather than convey "a sort of sentimental education for the heroine." She relies primarily on French language references, passages she excerpts and translates, the literary information base of early readers, and a 16th-century chronology. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Decoding International Law
Decoding International Law

Author: Susan Tiefenbrun

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2010-05-06

Total Pages: 589

ISBN-13: 0195385772

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Violations of international law and human rights laws are the plague of the 20th and 21st centuries. People's inhumanity to people escalates as wars proliferate and respect for human rights and the laws of war diminish. Decoding International Law analyses international law as represented artfully in the humanities.

Treason
Treason

Author:

Publisher: BRILL

Published: 2019-05-06

Total Pages: 432

ISBN-13: 9004400699

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Set against the framework of modern political concerns, Treason: Medieval and Early Modern Adultery, Betrayal, and Shame considers the various forms of treachery in a variety of sources, including literature, historical chronicles, and material culture creating a complex portrait of the development of this high crime.