Greek Girl's Story

Greek Girl's Story

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Prevost, Abbe
Penn State University Press
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With The Greek Girl's Story, Alan Singerman presents the first reliable, stand-alone translation and critical edition of Abbe Prevost's 1740 literary masterpiece Histoire d'une Grecque moderne. The text of this new English translation is based on Singerman's 1990 French edition, which Jonathan Walsh called ';arguably the most valuable critical edition' of Prevost's novel to date. This new edition also includes a complete critical apparatus comprising a substantial introduction, notes, appendixes, and bibliography, all significantly updated from the 1990 French edition, taking into account recent scholarship on this work and providing some additional reflection on the question of Orientalism.Prevost's roman clef is based on a true story involving the French ambassador to the Ottoman Porte from 1699 to 1711. It is narrated from the ambassador's viewpoint and is a model of subjective, unreliable narration (long before Henry James). It is remarkably modern in its presentation of an enigmatic, ambiguous character, as the truth about the heroine can never be established with certainty. It is the story of the tormented relationship between the diplomat and a beautiful young Greek concubine, Theophe, whom he frees from a pasha's harem. While her benefactor becomes increasingly infatuated with her and bent on becoming her lover, the Greek girl becomes obsessed with the idea of becoming a virtuous and respected woman. Viewing the ambassador as a father figure, she condemns his quasi-incestuous passion and firmly rejects his repeated seduction attempts. Unable to possess the young woman or tolerate the thought that she might grant to someone else what she has refused him, the narrator subjects her behavior to minute scrutiny in an effort to catch her in an indiscretion. His investigations are fruitless, however, and Theophe, the victim of incessant persecution, simply dies, leaving all the questions about her behavior unanswered.
EAN 9780271089355
ISBN 0271089350
Binding Ebook
Publisher Penn State University Press
Publication date May 11, 2020
Pages 248
Language English
Country Uruguay
Authors Prevost, Abbe
Translators Singerman, Alan J.
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