Letters to an Unknown by Prosper Mérimée
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"Letters to an Unknown" by Prosper Mérimée is a collection of letters written in the mid-19th century. It presents an intimate correspondence between the narrator and an unnamed woman, exploring themes of love, society, and personal reflections. The letters reveal the narrator’s complex character, marked by both skepticism and a deep, if restrained, emotional fervor. At the start of the work, the narrator shares his thoughts on the paradoxical nature of the
recipient’s actions, especially her upcoming retreat to the countryside. He reflects on social conventions, the ironies of human behavior, and his own reservations about self-disparagement. The initial exchanges reveal his playfulness and philosophical musings, providing glimpses into his social experiences in Paris, including a night spent on the Notre Dame roof and observations about ballet dancers. This opening sets the tone for a nuanced exploration of the relationship between the narrator and his correspondent, pitting his intellectual musings against the emotional undercurrents of friendship and potential love. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 |
|---|---|
| Editor | Saintsbury, George, 1845-1933 |
| Title | Letters to an Unknown |
| Credits |
Produced by D Alexander, Juliet Sutherland, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 79.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Mérimée, Prosper, 1803-1870 -- Correspondence |
| Subject | Dacquin, Jeanne Françoise, 1811-1895 |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 43553 |
| Release Date | Aug 24, 2013 |
| Last Update | Oct 23, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1141 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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