Adolphe
Constant, Benjamin, 1767-18302021
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Published simultaneously in London and Paris in 1816, 'Adolphe' is the story of a tragic love affair between its narrator and his lover Ellenore, two characters locked into a fatal dance of self-destruction. In what is one of the earliest examples of autofiction, from a period when all creative endeavour was permeated by autobiography. Constant's aim was to create an exemplary fiction of high moral purpose which would also function as an act of intimate self-vindication and revenge on his former lover, the formidable Madame de Stael. The result is a tautly-strung Racinian tragedy in prose. Soon after publication, Constant was defending himself from charges that he had written a novel based on real people, which he strenuously denied.
Main title:
Adolphe / Benjamin Constant.
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Edition:
New edition.
Imprint:
London : riverrun, 2021.London : riverrun, 2021.
Collation:
160 pages ; 20 cm
Notes:
Translated from the French.
ISBN:
9781529405545 (pbk)
Language:
EnglishFrench
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BRN:
2416253