Manon Lescaut Revised Edition Contributor(s): Prévost, Antoine François (Author), Tancock, Leonard (Translator), Sgard, Jean (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0140445595 ISBN-13: 9780140445596 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $12.60 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 1992 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Classics S |
Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.30 lbs) 192 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: A devastating depiction of obsessive love and a haunting portrait of a captivating but dangerous woman When the young Chevalier des Grieux first sets eyes on the exquisitely beautiful and charming Manon Lescaut they fall passionately in love. But his happiness turns to bitter despair when he discovers that Manon is mercenary and immoral, and has taken a rich lover to pay for their life of pleasure. A broken man, he swears to stay away from her, but cannot. Just as the Chevalier is helpless to end their relationship, so Manon is incapable of giving up the source of her income, and the lovers enter a destructive cycle that can only end in tragedy. Manon Lescaut (1731) is a devastating depiction of obsessive love and a haunting portrait of a captivating but dangerous woman. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1.700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |