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Adolphe
novel by Constant
Adolphe, novel by Benjamin Constant, published in 1816. Written in a lucid classical style, Adolphe describes in minute analytical detail a young manās passion for a woman older than himself. A forerunner of the modern psychological novel, it is a thinly disguised account of the end of Constantās passionate 14-year relationship with Madame de StaĆ«l, a well-known (and married) woman of letters.
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