by Antoine François Prévost
I loved Manon Lescaut because it illustrated something I believe 100%: if you become a good girl in the way it is defined by patriarchal society, you will be killed off. No, I don’t think Prévost meant for his book to prove my point, but it’s a short novel, and he couldn’t quite hide it. :) So h...
Deeply misogynist, self-centered and completely idiotic singular narration, Manon Lescaut are possibly one of the worst novel I had ever encounter in French literature. Considering, I have read a lot of Marquis de Sade book that is an accomplishment. I think this is possibly a worst definition of ro...
Des Grieux is a nobleman who falls in love with the irresistible Manon Lescaut, a woman from the lower classes. They run away together and during the course of their relationship, Manon betrays des Grieux three times. He takes her back every time after experiencing some angsty thoughts, such as “But...
Histoire émouvante d'un jeune homme, Le Chevalier de Grieux, excessivement amoureux et naif à l'égard d'une jeune fille, à mon avis, un peu trop frivole e infidèle, qui ne jure que par la richesse et l'opulence.
She's a tart, but I don't blame her if all your offering her is your soppy, milquetoast-y, slavering puppy dog eyes! Get over it!
I’m one of those who were never truly tempted by chivalric romance, courtly love, super-knights and endless quests, adventurous musketeers and pretty ladies with complex hairstyles and tight corsets. Though I must admit, every now and then I enjoy watching a film on the matter, if handsome actors ar...
A young aristocrat's world may be not so well lost for his love of the fickle Manon. No surprise this slim novel was the source for at least two opera librettos; emotions run at a fever pitch throughout.
I found a copy backstage among some props and decided to read it, just because.
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