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La princesse de Clèves

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La princesse de Clèves

By: Madame de La Fayette
Narrated by: Hermine Tissot
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Madame de Clèves, jeune beauté parfaite en tout point, fait des débuts remarqués à la cour de la reine dauphine, belle-fille d'Henri II. Pour ce modèle de vertu, l'image de Diane de Poitiers plane tout au long du roman comme le contre-exemple absolu. Mais...©2011 Voolume (P)2011 Voolume Classics European World Literature
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This is basically a one-note romantic tragedy. I enjoyed the performance, and it's interesting hearing about what the court of France in the 1500s might have been like, but somehow the story never really took off. The phrase "the lady doth protest too much comes to mind".

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