Adolphe (riverrun editions)

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Benjamin Constant

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riverrun editions

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'One of the undisputed masterpieces of early nineteenth-century French prose fiction.' From Richard Sieburth's preface to Adolphe 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. The work was translated into English by Alexander Walker, and overseen by the author, resulting in what Richard Sieburth describes as 'an eccentrically bevelled jewel of Regency prose'. This riverrun edition publishes Walker's translation and Constant's preface in a new edition here for the first time since 1817.

Author Biography:

Benjamin Constant (1767 - 1830) was a Swiss French political activist and writer on political theory and religion. Richard Sieburth is a translator, essayist, editor, and literary scholar. He has gained widespread recognition for his numerous translations from both German and French literature, receiving a number of awards and prizes for his work. Sieburth is considered an authority on literary modernism, particularly the life and work of Ezra Pound. He has taught at many institutions of higher learning, serving as a professor of French and comparative literature at New York University.

Release date NZ

January 7th, 2021

Author

Benjamin Constant

Series

riverrun editions

Pages

160

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Dimensions

130x196x14

ISBN-13

9781529405545

Product ID

33507951

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