Adolphe (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Benjamin Constant
- First Published: 1816
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: Late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries
- Setting: Germany and Poland
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Eighteenth century, Duty, Human behavior, Germany or German people, Poland or Polish people, Sacrifice, Nobility, Royal courts or courtiers
- Locales: Italy, Poland, Göttingen, Germany
Characters Discussed
Adolphe, a precocious young man, the narrator. Influenced by his constrained relationship with his father and the strong, unconventional opinions of an older woman of whom he has been a protégé, he finds himself in conflict with himself and with the highly conventional, mediocre society of a small German principality. He sets about the conquest of Ellénore and finally succeeds in winning her away from Count P————. Even while basking in the joys of love, he is annoyed by its constraints. This conflict brings much unhappiness both to him and to...
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