Adolphe (The Art of the Novella) - Softcover

Constant, Benjamin

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1935554093 ISBN 13: 9781935554097

Publisher: Melville House, 2010

Synopsis

We are such volatile creatures that we finally feel the sentiments we feign.

First published in 1816, Adolphe is the story of a young man with all the privileges and advantages of a noble birth, bt who's still haunted by the meaninglessness of life. He seeks distraction in the pursuit of the beautiful, but older and married Ellenore, a fictionalized version of Madame de Stael. The young Adolphe, inexperienced in love, falls for her unexpectedly and falters under the burden of the illicit love.

The Art of The Novella Series

Too short to be a novel, too long to be a short story, the novella is generally unrecognized by academics and publishers. Nonetheless, it is a form beloved and practiced by literature's greatest writers. In the Art Of The Novella series, Melville House celebrates this renegade art form and its practitioners with titles that are, in many instances, presented in book form for the first time.

About this title

About the Author:

French politician and writer Benjamin Constant combined an extremely lively political career with fertile literary output and an enthusiastic series of liaisons with some of France's most prominent women. Among them were two of his mistresses, Madame de Stael and Madame Recamier, as well as his two wives.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: French

About this edition

• Publisher: Melville House
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1935554093
• ISBN 13: 9781935554097
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128