World Classics · Campus Reader -- Madam Bovary

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Publish Date: 2000-06-01
Features: In La Dame aux Camélias, Alexandre Dumas fils uses delicate brushwork and heartfelt language to depict the thoughts, feelings, hopes, and despair of a courtesan as a human being. The book tells the story of Marguerite, a famous courtesan in Paris, who is conquered by the sincere love of Armand, who is not wealthy. Both fall deeply in love. As the passionate lovers dream of a beautiful future together, Armand's father secretly forces Marguerite to leave Armand. Unaware of the truth, Armand believes Marguerite is deliberately abandoning him and resorts to all means to seek revenge. Marguerite endures humiliation and suffers from both illness and grief, ultimately dying with resentment. It is only through her final diary that Armand realizes the sacrifices she made for love.