A Comparison of Mme de Lafayette and Stendhal in Relation to Their Literary Periods
Abstract
The nature of this paper was determined by the awareness of my
decided lack of knowledge in the area of the French novel.
In order to reduce this deficiency, it was necessary
to select a topic that would encompass the greatest possible
number of aspects of the French novel, e.g. historical,
stylistic, thematic, while remaining within the scope of
a three-month study. Thus the subject was narrowed to
include only the psychological novel; from this level it was further limited to a study of La Princesse de Cleves
and Le Rouge et le Noir.