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同相遇一样,告别的场景也总能成为一部文学作品中的重要章节。而今天,当我们重读十七世纪法国女作家拉法耶特夫人的《克莱芙王妃》时,我们也许会惊异于古典主义持重外表下涌动的暗流。十七世纪的法国社会受绝对王权统治,贵族沙龙风行。而小说情节设定在一个世纪以前的亨利二世统治时期。当时文艺复兴的浪潮正在席卷欧洲各国,宫廷贵族对于礼节以及文化艺术的重视慢慢走向高潮。小说的女主人公沙特尔小姐(后来的克莱芙夫人)虽然受过传统的女性情感教育(即忠于丈夫),却在没有爱火的情况下嫁给了克莱芙
As with Encounter, the scene of farewell can always be an important chapter in a literary work. Today, when we reread “Princess Craifv” of the French woman writer Lafayette of the seventeenth century, we may be surprised by the undercurrents of the surging classical facade. French society in the seventeenth century was governed by an absolute royal authority, and aristocratic salons were popular. The plot was set by Henry II a century ago. At that time, the tide of Renaissance was sweeping across European countries, and court nobility gradually climaxed to etiquette and culture and arts. Miss Herbert Chartres, the heroine of the novel (later Mrs. Craiff), who had been educated by her traditional female affection (that is, loyal to her husband), was married to Cleve without love of fire