Adolphe and The Red Notebook - Softcover

Constant, Benjamin

 
9781434440198: Adolphe and The Red Notebook
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1434440192 ISBN 13: 9781434440198
Verlag: Wildside Press, 2012

Inhaltsangabe

Benjamin Constant (1767-1830) was a Swiss-born French nobleman, writer and politician. The only novel published by Constant during his lifetime, Adolphe is the story of a young indecisive man's disastrous love affair with an older woman of uncertain virtue, believed to be based on Constant's affair with Anna Lindsay, who describes the affair in her correspendence. The Red Notebook (translated by Norman Cameron) is fictionalized version of Constant's youth, education and travels to England.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Henri-Benjamin Constant de Rebecque, known as Benjamin Constant, was a Swiss and French political thinker, activist, and writer, best remembered for his contributions to political theory and religion. Born on 25 October 1767 in Lausanne, Switzerland, he became an influential figure in French intellectual circles. A committed republican from 1795, Constant played an active role in French politics, supporting the coups d' tat of 18 Fructidor and 18 Brumaire. His political writings and theories, particularly on liberty, republicanism, and the nature of government, were highly regarded during his time and beyond. Constant s personal life was also notable, with marriages to Charlotte von Hardenberg and Wilhelmine von Cramm. His father, Louis-Arnold-Juste Constant de Rebecque, and his mother, Henriette-Pauline de Chandieu, were influential figures in his life, shaping his intellectual development. He passed away on 8 December 1830 in Paris, leaving behind a legacy that influenced both political thought and literary traditions. His works continue to be studied, particularly in the fields of political philosophy and literature.

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Verlag
Wildside Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2012
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
1434440192
ISBN 13 
9781434440198
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
162
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