Monday, December 1, 2008

'La Princesse de Clèves'

Read it and you're underwhelmed.

Read about how it changed writing and the novel forever and you take a second look. It makes you reevaluate the characters and the prose.
It was also immensely popular in its day as fans had to wait months before getting a copy. Of course, how many people in 1680 could actually read?

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