Description
A privileged young man, refined yet restless, drifts through a life of easy victories—until a single, compelling relationship awakens something deeper than boredom. In lucid, classically styled prose, this psychological novel traces the slow, unsettling evolution of desire as the narrator’s self-justifications collide with the emotional cost to both himself and the woman he pursues. With minute analytical detail, it examines love, power, self-deception, and the moral consequences of treating another person as an instrument of one’s own feeling. Often seen as a forerunner of the modern psychological novel, it offers an intimate study of how passion can unravel character long before it changes circumstances.
Available Editions
hardcover
St. Martin's Press
Published Jan 1, 1988
128 pages
ISBN: 9780719001420
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Details
First Published
1816
Language
fra
Translation
From: fra
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Adolphe by Benjamin Constant.