The Letters of a Portuguese Nun by Guilleragues
"The Letters of a Portuguese Nun" by Guilleragues is a collection of fictional letters written in the 17th century. The narrative centers around the passionate correspondence of Marianna Alcoforado, a nun, expressing her deep emotional turmoil and unfulfilled love for Noel Bouton, a French officer. The letters delve into themes of love, longing, betrayal, and the constraints of her cloistered life. At the start of this poignant tale, the reader is introducedto Marianna's heart-wrenching reflections upon the departure of her lover and the despair that ensues from their separation. In her first letter, she grapples with feelings of betrayal and sorrow, lamenting how the joy of their past encounters has turned bitter. Marianna's emotional state is painted vividly as she oscillates between hope and despair, pleading for her lover's fidelity, while also recognizing the impossibility of her situation as a cloistered nun. Her passionate pleas reveal a depth of feeling that accompanies her turmoil, setting a compelling tone for the intimate confessions that follow throughout the letters. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Guilleragues, Gabriel Joseph de Lavergne, vicomte de, 1628-1685 |
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| Dubious author | Alcoforado, Mariana, 1640-1723 |
| Translator | Prestage, Edgar, 1869-1951 |
| LoC No. | 83189877 |
| Uniform Title | Lettres portugaises. English & French |
| Title | The Letters of a Portuguese Nun |
| Note | Traditionally ascribed to M. Alcoforado, these letters are now attributed to Guilleragues. |
| Note | Wikipedia page on this work: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_of_a_Portuguese_Nun |
| Note | Reading ease score: 71.7 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Credits | Produced by Henry Flower and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) |
| Language | English |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | Epistolary fiction |
| Subject | Alcoforado, Mariana, 1640-1723 -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 57403 |
| Release Date | Jun 26, 2018 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 347 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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