Manon Lescaut


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The Story of the Chevalier Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut


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"First published as an Oxford World's Classics paperback 2004; Reissued 2008."--Title page verso.




Prévost: Manon Lescaut


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This edition of "Manon Lescaut" incorporates an English introduction and footnotes. It assesses the persuasiveness of the self-justifying narrative which lies at the heart of the book, and on interpreting the motivation of the main characters whose tragic love-affair the novel charts.







L'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut


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Le narrateur qui s'appelle Renoncour revient de Rouen. Il arrive pour dîner à Pacy-sur-Eure. Il règne dans la ville une grande agitation. Les habitants sont regroupés devant le cabaret où se sont arrêtés deux chariots. Il s'agit d'un convoi d'une douzaine de filles de mauvaise vie, condamnées à s'embarquer pour l'Amérique. L'une d'elles, Manon, l'intrigue par sa beauté et sa distinction. L'auteur interroge donc le chef des gardes à son sujet, mais n'obtient pas de réponse. À sa demande, un archer invite l'homme à questionner un jeune homme qui se tient à l'écart et qui ne peut être « que son frère ou son amant ».




Manon Lescaut


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Histoire de Manon Lescaut


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Manon Lescaut


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Manon Lescaut is a short novel by French author Abbé Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality. It was controversial in its time and was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. In a subsequent 1753 edition, the Abbé Prévost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers.







Manon


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One of the greatest love stories in European literature, this takes as its theme the decay of character in the face of uncontrollable passion. In Manon, Prevost (1697-1763) creates a woman new to the world: gloriously beautiful, innocent, yet free of