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Author:

Fromentin, Eugène, 1820-1876.

Title:

Dominique / Eugène Fromentin, translated from the French by Edward Marsh.

Publisher:

Cresset Press,

Copyright Date:

1948

Description:

249 pages 20 cm

Subject:

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations)--Fiction.
French fiction--19th century.
Relations entre hommes et femmes--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Triangle (Relations humaines)--Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Roman français--19e siècle.
1800-1899
Translations.

Other Authors:

Marsh, Edward O., translator.
Marsh, Edward.

Summary:

This is Fromentin's masterpiece which first appeared in 1862. The freshness of its landscapes alone is enchanting, but it is most remarkable as a sober analysis of delirious passion. While still at school Dominique de Bray falls in love with Madeleine d'Orsel, who is a few years older than him. She discovers that he loves her only after her marriage, and elects to cure him. Their moral distress rises to a climax when she falls in love herself. The book offers a vision of chastity and pain which hints at the dark side of life, suggesting that there are other ends to existence besides mere happiness.

Series:

The Cresset Library

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1901435

Locations:

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)