Mme de Lafayette frontpage

Biography of Mme de Lafayette in English and French

The historical figures in the novel

The Treatment of History in “La Princesse de Clèves

Summary  Part One

Summary Part Two

Summary  Part Three

La Princesse de Clèves :    the heroine

The Character of Nemours

The Prince de Cleves

The progression of the passion in the soul of Mme de Clèves

The Art and the Literary Style of Mme de Lafayette

The views of other critics

 

La Comtesse de Lafayette 1634- 1693

This is a detailed study of Mme de Lafayette's masterpiece La Princesse de Cleves which she wrote in 1678.

The studies are listed in the left-hand column.

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