Last Love of George Sand A Literary Biography

Name: Last Love of George Sand A Literary Biography
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ISBN: 9781611457162

ISBN-10: 1611457165

ISBN-13: 9781611457162

Edition: 2013

Authors: Evelyne Bloch-Dano

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George Sand is one the most celebrated writers and controversial personalities of nineteenth-century France; she is as famous for her bohemian lifestyle as for her written work. The Last Love of George Sand portrays the writer, political activist, and cultural figure as she starts a new chapter in her ever-surprising life: the mature years with her last lover, the young and talented engraver Alexandre Manceau.A turning point came for George Sand in 1849. After her political involvement in the revolution of 1848, Sand retreated to her country property, Nohant, with her son Maurice and started writing new plays. One day, Maurice introduced her to Alexandre Manceau, a young and shy artist…

Book details

List price: $24.95
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing Company, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/6/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 288
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.924
Language: English

Evelyne Bloch-Dano is the author of many books, including Madame Proust: A Biography, which is also published by the University of Chicago Press.




"My Heart Is a Grave"



"The Dream of the Simple, the Good, the True"



"Always, We Are Ruled by Weaker Minds"



"As Pure as Gold"



"Engraving Is a Serious Art"



"I Prefer to Keep Pressing Forward"



"We All Have Our Secrets"



"This Wild and Unpredictable Nature"



"I Am No Madame de Staï¿½l"



"Let's Help One Another Not to Despair"



"This Mother Hen Instinct"



"My Dear Child, They Have Killed You"



"Italia, Italia!"



"My Soul Has Grown Old and Weary"



"Manceau Owns a House!"



"The True Story of She and Him"



"Impersonality Has Saved Me"



"I So Love My New Daughter"



"Let Us Depart, My Old Friend, Let Us Leave"



"Your Part Will Never Die"


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Timeline


Endnotes


Selected Bibliography