Mme de Lafayette:
La Princesse de Clèves Study Guide

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 (1678), France's first historical novel and one of the earliest novels in literature. An immense success, the work is often taken to be the first true French novel and a prototype of the early psychological novel. ——Wikipedia

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Princesse de Clèves: reading quiz

The Text

La Princesse de Clèves. In French, from ATILF, University of Chicago.
The Princesse of Cleves. In English, from Wikisource.

Background and Summary

Princesse de Clèves. From Wikipedia.
Madame de Lafayette: The Princesse de Cléves. Provided by Paul Brians, Washington State U..
Why a 17th-century novel is a hot political issue in France. From The Guardian, Mar. 2009..
Teaching La Princesse de Clèves. Includes links to Mme de Lafayette biographies. Provided by Leanna Bridge Rezvani, MIT.
. Video clip. Provided by Dailymotion.com
La princesse de Clàves, une héroïne silencieuse?. From etudes-litteraires.com.
La Princesse de Clèves, by Madame de Lafayette. Provided by Catherine Delors, Versailles and More.
La Princesse de Clèves: analyse. Provided in French by Amélie.
La Princesse de Clèves. Provided in French by Claudia, bacdefrancais.net.

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