by Madame De La Fayette · tapa dura · ISBN 9788434573079
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The Princess of Cleves, published in 1678, is considered the first modern psychological novel. It tells the story of an impossible love passion, showing the inner life, moments of happiness, solitudes, and sudden abandonments of a soul in conflict. The protagonist, married to the Lord of Cleves, whom she respects but does not love, discovers the passion for another man and confesses it to her husband, which triggers unfortunate events. The novel explores the protagonist's rebellion against the conventions of courtly love that prevent her relationship with the Lord of Nemours, all in the context of the political environment of 17th century Europe.
Giovanni Boccaccio was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo, he became so well known as a writer that he was sometimes simply known as "the Certaldese". He was one of the most important figures in the European literary panorama of the fourteenth century. Some scholars define him as the greatest European prose writer of his time, a versatile writer who amalgamated different literary trends and genres, making them converge in original works, thanks to a creative activity exercised under the banner of experimentalism.
