Manon Lescaut
PREVOST ABBE
$24.95
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The inspiration for three films & several operas, this classic of French literature is set in Regency Paris & Louisiana around 1720. A tragic love story, it's also an epic adventure story with three infidelities, three escapes, three abductions & two murders. The action spans two continents & a social range extending from the aristocracy to the social outcast, from pillars of the establishment to pimps & prostitutes. Manon Lescaut's ambiguous love story has a transcendent significance: Is it a cautionary tale, warning of the dangers to which passion, blindly followed, can lead? Or does it illustrate the redemptive power of love? After all, Des Grieux's perseverance in his devotion to Manon eventually brings about a profound change of heart in her & seems to make possible a lasting happiness based on deep mutual affection. The ambiguity persists to the end, when death snatches that happiness away.
ISBN: 9781873982778
Author: PREVOST ABBE
Format: Paperback
Publication date: 19/10/2000
RRP: $24.95
Imprint: Dedalus Limited
