Caged Bird

Author: (French) Alexandre Dumas fils
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Publish Date: 2002-05-01
Features: La Dame aux Camélias is a work by the French writer Alexandre Dumas fils. The protagonist, Marguerite, is a lively courtesan in Paris. After meeting Armand, the two fall deeply in love. She sells all her belongings, reforms, and spends a happy time with Armand. Later, Armand's father asks her to consider Armand's future and she leaves him. Marguerite returns to her life as a courtesan. When the truth comes to light, Armand returns, but Marguerite has already fallen gravely ill and dies. The novel celebrates the tragic yet beautiful, noble and pure love between Marguerite and Armand, while critiquing the worldly concept of social hierarchy, achieving a perfect unity of Romanticism and Realism.