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Obermann
Obermann is a French epistolary novel written by Étienne Pivert de Senancour, first published in 1804. The narrative is presented through the letters of its titular protagonist, a disillusioned young man who retreats to the Swiss Alps to grapple with his profound existential melancholy and societal discontent. As a foundational text of literary Romanticism, the work emphasizes individual emotion,...
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Adolphe
"Adolphe" is an 1816 French novel by the Swiss-born author Benjamin Constant. The narrative follows a young, indifferent man named Adolphe and his emotionally draining relationship with an older woman named Ellénore. Told through a frame story with an editor's preface and letters, the book serves as an autobiographical reflection of Constant's own experiences, including his real-life affairs with...
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