Poets and Story-tellers: A Book of Critical EssaysMacmillan Company, 1949 - 201 pages |
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Page 142
... Ellénore , a woman years older than himself , who , against her conscience , and forced largely by the pressure of unfortunate circumstances , has become the mistress of an older man for whom she doesn't feel deeply . Adolphe , though ...
... Ellénore , a woman years older than himself , who , against her conscience , and forced largely by the pressure of unfortunate circumstances , has become the mistress of an older man for whom she doesn't feel deeply . Adolphe , though ...
Page 143
... Ellénore , and Ellénore only in relation to Adolphe . Further , the is ne drama has no background . The lovers move from Germany to Bohemia , from Bohemia to Poland , but we are shown nothing of these countries . Adolphe and Ellénore ...
... Ellénore , and Ellénore only in relation to Adolphe . Further , the is ne drama has no background . The lovers move from Germany to Bohemia , from Bohemia to Poland , but we are shown nothing of these countries . Adolphe and Ellénore ...
Page 147
... Ellénore tells him that she has left a letter written to him in a moment of passionate resentment , which she wishes him to destroy unread . He means to do so but when in fact he does find it he can't help looking at the first few lines ...
... Ellénore tells him that she has left a letter written to him in a moment of passionate resentment , which she wishes him to destroy unread . He means to do so but when in fact he does find it he can't help looking at the first few lines ...
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