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The Love Letters of a Portuguese Nun (Paperback)

~ Vicomte De Guilleragues (Author), Gabriel De Lavergne (Author), Guido Waldman (Translator)
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The "Portuguese Letters" were published anonymously in 1669, alleged translations into French of letters written by a Portuguese nun to a French officer who had loved and left her. Recent scholarship suggests Guilleragues was their author. Reminiscent of the exchanges between Heloise and Abelard of an earlier time, the letters display a remarkable acuity of psychological insight into the mind of a woman in love and on the edge of hysteria.

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  • Paperback: 48 pages
  • Publisher: Harvill Press (February 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1860460348
  • ISBN-13: 978-1860460340
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5 x 0.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 2.9 ounces
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #804,370 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating exploration of passion, November 21, 2000
By M. J. Smith (Seattle, WA USA) - See all my reviews
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These letters, originally published in 1669 as an "instant success" deserve to become an "instant success" again. They are of uncertain origin and authenticity; however, the strength of the contents makes their authenticity academic. In five letters, we see the psychological movement from blind, passionate love to an awareness of having been used - while still valuing the lessons of what passion is possible in the heart. We see this movement through the letters of a young Portuguese nun who was seduced by a French military officer serving in Portugal. While this is a work of the 17th century, the insight into human nature could well have been written yesterday - the culture and the date are no barrier to the text.
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