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The Red Notebook
Benjamin Constant
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Description for The Red Notebook
Paperback. Published posthumously, The Red Notebook is an autobiographical account of the youth of the author of the seminal Romantic novel Adolphe, relating Constant's European travels and readings, as well as his first steps in society and romance. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Num Pages: 96 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Weight in Grams: 118.
Published posthumously, The Red Notebook is an account of the youth of the author of the seminal Romantic novel Adolphe, relating Constant’s eccentric and peripatetic education, his introduction to European high society and the kindling of his literary ambitions – as well as his often comic and calamitous early experiences with the opposite sex and the development of his ruinous gambling habit. Part picaresque romp and part Bildungsroman, this is a spirited look at life and Romantic sensibilities on the eve of the nineteenth century and a fine example of early autobiographical writing.
Published posthumously, The Red Notebook is an account of the youth of the author of the seminal Romantic novel Adolphe, relating Constant’s eccentric and peripatetic education, his introduction to European high society and the kindling of his literary ambitions – as well as his often comic and calamitous early experiences with the opposite sex and the development of his ruinous gambling habit. Part picaresque romp and part Bildungsroman, this is a spirited look at life and Romantic sensibilities on the eve of the nineteenth century and a fine example of early autobiographical writing.
Product Details
Publisher
Alma Books
Number of pages
96
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
88
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847492760
SKU
V9781847492760
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Ref
99-5
About Benjamin Constant
Henri-Benjamin Constant (1767–1830) was a Swiss-born nobleman, thinker, writer and French politician. He is now best remembered for his seminal novel Adolphe, a classic of French Romanticism.
Reviews for The Red Notebook
There is never a dull moment... a consummate example of the picaresque novel and a brilliant example of Constant’s skill.
from Douglas Parme´e’s Introduction One of those rare men who furbish, polish, and sharpen the general ideas of their times.
Victor Hugo
from Douglas Parme´e’s Introduction One of those rare men who furbish, polish, and sharpen the general ideas of their times.
Victor Hugo