Penguin Classics The Princesse de Cleves, (Paperback)

from stacyinthecity

This book is arguably the beginning of the modern novel. It was written in the 17th century and takes place in the 16th century, so it is also the birth of historical fiction. The book is about a y...

from stillatim

The nice thing about reading early specimens of what later become modes or genres is watching the problems that people will keep dealing with come up and be solved with elegant simplicity. So here,...

from amerynth

I really enjoyed Madame de Lafayette's "The Princess of Cleves," which is considered a classic of French literature. The fact that my copy was translated by Nancy Mitford was almost a bonus... I fi...

from nmhale

I've had this book sitting on my shelf since a college Humanities course, and it tickled my fancy for a heavier holiday read. Once I began reading the introduction and some of the analytic essays, ...

from CBJames

he Princess of Cleves by Madame de Lafayette is a 350-year-old piece of historical fiction. Does that qualify as a sub-genre of sorts? Historical historical fiction? Written in the 1670's by a memb...