The story of Ernestine
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Contributions
- Stewart, Joan Hinde. - Contributor
- Stewart, Philip, 1940- - Contributor
Publication
1998 - Modern Language Association of America, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
20,000 words, Guess
Page Count
80 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL377020M
- ISBN-100873527860
- OCLC Control Number39615169
- OCLC Control Numberstoryofernestine0000ricc
- Library of Congress Control Number98038996
and 2 more
- Goodreads1533607
- LibraryThing680303
Classifications
- DDC843/.5
- LCCPQ2027.R3 H5513 1998
Description
Set in prerevolutionary France, The Story of Ernestine tells of the love between an innocent young woman and an aristocrat. Ernestine, German-born and orphaned, is an apprentice painter putting the finishing touches on a portrait when the marquis de Clemengis, elegant and handsome, enters the studio. Recognizing him as the subject of the portrait, she gestures for him to be seated and goes on working, looking back and forth between him and his likeness. The world-weary aristocrat is smitten. Marie Riccoboni shows how her heroine learns to negotiate questions of honor and appearances and to find a precarious balance between economic security and the potentially compromising nature of male generosity. The story raises questions about sexual enlightenment and social prejudice and reexamines the links of money, reputation, and marriageability that preoccupied eighteenth-century writers.
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Series Statement
- Texts and translations.
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