Adolphe by Benjamin Constant (Book Analysis) E-Book

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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

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This engaging summary presents an analysis of Adolphe by Benjamin Constant, a heart-wrenching of love, loss and heartbreak. It revolves around Adolphe, an unpassionate young man who falls for an older woman. Yet, being indecisive, his feelings waver and his lover is left trying desperately to win back his heart. The book did not earn Constant much recognition at the time, but has since become a very popular work due to its engaging, autobiographical style. It is thought to be based on Constant’s own love affair with his mistress, making it all the more thrilling – and heartbreaking – to read.  

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Benjamin Constant

French novelist and politician

Born in Lausanne (Switzerland) in 1767Died in Paris in 1830Notable works: Adolphe (1816), novel De la liberté des Anciens comparée à celle des Modernes (1819), speech De la religion considérée dans sa source, ses formes et ses développements (1824-1830), treatise

Benjamin Constant was born in Lausanne in 1767 to an aristocratic Protestant family. His life began with loss as his mother died during childbirth. From a young age, he had several private tutors and showed great intellectual maturity early on. He began to compose his first poems and completed a novel at the age of 12. He spent his childhood travelling between Belgium, Switzerland, England, Germany and France. He later regularly attended gatherings and all his peers welcomed his eloquence and sense of humour. He published Adolphe in 1816, between two journeys, and accepted a job at a French literary magazine, Mercure de France, for one year. He then left the world of writing to enter politics as a great defender of liberty. He died in Paris in 1830 at the age of 63.

Adolphe

A romantic work

Genre: novelReference edition: Constant, B. (2010) Adolphe. Trans. Wildman, C. New York: Melville House Publishing.First edition: 1816Themes: Romanticism, love, passion, suffering, disillusion

Although it was published in the early 19th century, Adolphe