World Classics Campus Reader - Madam Bovary

Author: Alexandre Dumas fils
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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 express 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 him. Unaware of the truth, Armand believes Marguerite is intentionally abandoning him and resorts to all means to seek revenge. Marguerite endures humiliation and suffers under the dual torment of illness and grief, eventually dying with resentment. It is only through her final diary that Armand comes to understand the sacrifices she made for love.