Valentine - Hardcover

Sand, George

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0915864606 ISBN 13: 9780915864607

Publisher: Academy Chicago Pub

Synopsis

Valentine (1832) was Sand's second novel and is notable for displaying many of her preoccupations as an emerging love, social class, greed, liberty, and family ties. It tells the story of Valentine, born into an aristocratic family but who falls in love with a peasant farmer, Benedict. Star-crossed lovers of different social status became a recurring theme in Sand's work, highlighting the hypocrisy and rigidity of social norms in the Restoration period French Republic.

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Product Description

This is Sand's second novel. Like Indiana, her first, it explores the relationship between men and women. Valentine, an aristocratic girl, falls desperately in love with Benedict, the son of a poor farmer. Again, like Indiana, this novel challenges preconceived masculine assumptions about woman's role in society. In loving Benedict, Valentine rebels against her family and her class.

Language Notes

Text: English, French (translation)

Edition details

• Publisher: Academy Chicago Pub
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0915864606
• ISBN 13: 9780915864607
• Binding: Hardcover