Publisher's Synopsis

La Morte Amoureuse est un roman gothique �����crit par Th�����ophile Gautier en 1836. L'histoire se d�����roule en France au XVIIIe si�����cle et suit le pr������tre Romuald qui tombe amoureux d'une belle jeune femme nomm�����e Clarimonde. Cependant, apr�����s leur mariage, Romuald d�����couvre que Clarimonde est en r�����alit����� un vampire et qu'il est d�����sormais li����� ������ elle pour l'�����ternit�����. Le roman explore les th�����mes de l'amour, de la mort et de la tentation, tout en pr�����sentant une vision sombre et romantique de la vie. La Morte Amoureuse est consid�����r�����e comme une �����uvre majeure de la litt�����rature gothique fran�����aise et a inspir����� de nombreux auteurs et artistes depuis sa publication.He ceased to speak and commenced to regard me more attentively than ever, as though to observe the effect of his words on me. I could not refrain from starting when I heard him utter the name of Clarimonde, and this news of her death, in addition to the pain it caused me by reason of its coincidence with the nocturnal scenes I had witnessed, filled me with an agony and terror which my face betrayed.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Book information

ISBN: 9781169184541
Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
Imprint: Kessinger Publishing
Pub date:
Language: French
Number of pages: 32
Weight: 281g
Height: 178mm
Width: 254mm
Spine width: 6mm