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Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette (baptized 18 March 1634 – 25 May 1693), better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer; she authored La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature.
May 21, 2024 · Marie-Madeleine, comtesse de La Fayette (baptized March 18, 1634, Paris—died May 25, 1693, Paris) was a French writer whose La Princesse de Clèves is a landmark of French fiction.
La Fayette, Marie-Madeleine de (1634–1693)French writer and memorialist whose prose work was a landmark in the history of the novel. Name variations: Marie-Madeleine Pioche de la Vergne; Madame de La Fayette; Comtesse de La Fayette; Lafayette.
Its author is generally held to be Madame de La Fayette. The action takes place between October 1558 and November 1559 primarily at the royal court of Henry II of France , as well as in a few other locations in France.
Jul 22, 2022 · Par son style épuré et concis, se dénotant de la pompe de l’écriture baroque, par la finesse de l’analyse psychologique de ses personnages et par l’efficacité des intrigues autour desquels elle a tissé ses récits, Madame de La Fayette est considérée comme l ’initiatrice du roman moderne.
It is here that Mme de La Fayette first met the Duc de La Rochefoucauld, author of * lL the mildly sensational Maximes published in 1665. He was by then a jaded and mystifying gentleman of princely rank, a former adventurer in war and women, now "retired" from those activities.
The Princess of Cleves. Madame de La Fayette (Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne) New Directions Publishing, 1988 - Fiction - 207 pages. Perhaps one of the greatest works of French...
Marie-Madeleine Pioche de La Vergne, Comtesse de La Fayette, better known as Madame de La Fayette, was a French writer; she authored La Princesse de Clèves, France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature.
