The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut (French: Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut[istwaʁdyʃ(ə)valjedeɡʁijøed(ə)manɔ̃lɛsko]) is a novel by Antoine François Prévost. Published in 1731, it is the seventh and final volume of Mémoires et aventures d'un homme de qualité (Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality).
The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut
Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux, et de Manon Lescaut at French Wikisource
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The story, set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Controversial in its time, the work was banned in France upon publication. Despite this, it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed. In a subsequent 1753 edition, the Abbé Prévost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers. The work was to become the most reprinted book in French Literature, with over 250 editions published between 1731 and 1981.[1]
Manon Lescaut and Her Lover, Des Grieux, Are Set Ashore in Louisiana (1896), by Albert Lynch
Seventeen-year-old Des Grieux, studying philosophy at Amiens, comes from a noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon on her way to a convent. In Paris, the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation, while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon's taste for luxury. He acquires money by borrowing from his unwaveringly loyal friend Tiberge and by cheating gamblers. On several occasions, Des Grieux's wealth evaporates (by theft, in a house fire, etc.), prompting Manon to leave him for a richer man because she cannot stand the thought of living in penury.
The two lovers finally end up in New Orleans, to which Manon has been deported as a prostitute, where they pretend to be married and live in idyllic peace for a while. But when Des Grieux reveals their unmarried state to the Governor, Étienne Perier, and asks to be wed to Manon, Perier's nephew, Synnelet sets his sights on winning Manon's hand. In despair, Des Grieux challenges Synnelet to a duel and knocks him unconscious. Thinking he has killed the man, and fearing retribution, the couple flee New Orleans and venture into the wilderness of Louisiana, hoping to reach an English settlement. Manon dies of exposure and exhaustion the following morning and, after burying his beloved, Des Grieux is eventually taken back to France by Tiberge.
English translations of the original 1731 version of the novel include Helen Waddell's (1931). For the 1753 revision there are translations by, among others, L. W. Tancock (Penguin, 1949—though he divides the 2-part novel into a number of chapters), Donald M. Frame (Signet, 1961—which notes differences between the 1731 and 1753 editions), Angela Scholar (Oxford, 2004, with extensive notes and commentary), and Andrew Brown (Hesperus, 2004, with a foreword by Germaine Greer).
Henri Valienne (1854–1908), a physician and author of the first novel in the constructed language Esperanto, translated Manon Lescaut into that language. His translation was published at Paris in 1908, and reissued by the British Esperanto Association in 1926.
Citationsedit
^Johnson, Edward Joe (2003). Once There Were Two True Friends: Or, Idealized Male Friendship in French Narrative from the Middle Ages Through the Enlightenment. Summa Publications. pp. 247–248. ISBN9781883479428.
^"Takarazuka Wiki – Manon/ Golden Jazz (Moon 2015–16)". Takarazuka Wiki. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
Additional referencesedit
"Prévost (d'Exiles, Antoine François), Abbé". Encarta (2004 ed.). 2003.
"Prévost d'Exiles, Antoine-François, Abbé". Encyclopædia Britannica (2005 ed.). 2005.
Kunitz, Stanley J. & Colby, Vineta (1967). François Prévost, Antoine in European Authors 1000–1900, pp. 743–44. H.W. Wilson Company, New York.
Bibliographyedit
(in French) Sylviane Albertan-Coppola, Abbé Prévost : Manon Lescaut, Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1995 ISBN978-2-13-046704-5.
(in French) André Billy, L'Abbé Prévost, Paris: Flammarion, 1969.
(in French) René Démoris, Le Silence de Manon, Paris: Presses universitaires de France, 1995 ISBN978-2-13-046826-4.
Patrick Brady, Structuralist perspectives in criticism of fiction : essays on Manon Lescaut and La Vie de Marianne, P. Lang, Berne ; Las Vegas, 1978.
Patrick Coleman, Reparative realism : mourning and modernity in the French novel, 1730–1830, Geneva: Droz, 1998 ISBN978-2-600-00286-8.
(in French) Maurice Daumas, Le Syndrome des Grieux : la relation père/fils au XVIIIe siècle, Paris: Seuil, 1990 ISBN978-2-02-011397-7.
R. A. Francis, The abbé Prévost's first-person narrators, Oxford: Voltaire Foundation, 1993.
(in French) Eugène Lasserre, Manon Lescaut de l'abbé Prévost, Paris: Société Française d'Éditions Littéraires et Techniques, 1930.
(in French)Paul Hazard, Études critiques sur Manon Lescaut, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1929.
(in French) Pierre Heinrich, L'Abbé Prévost et la Louisiane ; étude sur la valeur historique de Manon Lescaut Paris: E. Guilmoto, 1907.
(in French) Claudine Hunting, La Femme devant le "tribunal masculin" dans trois romans des Lumières : Challe, Prévost, Cazotte, New York: P. Lang, 1987 ISBN978-0-8204-0361-8.
(in French) Jean Luc Jaccard, Manon Lescaut, le personnage-romancier, Paris: A.-G. Nizet, 1975 ISBN2-7078-0450-9.
(in French) Eugène Lasserre, Manon Lescaut de l'abbé Prévost, Paris: Société française d'Éditions littéraires et techniques, 1930.
(in French) Roger Laufer, Style rococo, style des Lumières, Paris: J. Corti, 1963.
(in French) Vivienne Mylne, Prévost : Manon Lescaut, London: Edward Arnold, 1972.
(in French) René Picard, Introduction à l'Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut, Paris: Garnier, 1965, pp. cxxx–cxxxxvii.
Naomi Segal, The Unintended Reader : feminism and Manon Lescaut, Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1986 ISBN978-0-521-30723-9.
(in French) Alan Singerman, L'Abbé Prévost : L'amour et la morale, Geneva: Droz, 1987.
(in French) Jean Sgard, L'Abbé Prévost : labyrinthes de la mémoire, Paris: PUF, 1986 ISBN2-13-039282-2.
(in French) Jean Sgard, Prévost romancier, Paris: José Corti, 1968 ISBN2-7143-0315-3.
(in French) Loïc Thommeret, La Mémoire créatrice. Essai sur l'écriture de soi au XVIIIe siècle, Paris: L'Harmattan, 2006, ISBN978-2-296-00826-7.
Arnold L. Weinstein, Fictions of the self, 1550–1800, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1981 ISBN978-0-691-06448-2.
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This article is about the novel by Prevost For other uses see Manon Lescaut disambiguation The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut French Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut istwaʁ dy ʃ e valje de ɡʁijo e d e manɔ lɛsko is a novel by Antoine Francois Prevost Published in 1731 it is the seventh and final volume of Memoires et aventures d un homme de qualite Memoirs and Adventures of a Man of Quality The Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon LescautTitle page of the redacted 1753 editionAuthorAntoine Francois PrevostOriginal titleHistoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon LescautCountryFranceLanguageFrenchGenreNovelPublication date1731Media typePrintOriginal textHistoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut at French WikisourceTranslationThe Story of the Chevalier des Grieux and Manon Lescaut at Wikisource The story set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century follows the hero the Chevalier des Grieux and his lover Manon Lescaut Controversial in its time the work was banned in France upon publication Despite this it became very popular and pirated editions were widely distributed In a subsequent 1753 edition the Abbe Prevost toned down some scandalous details and injected more moralizing disclaimers The work was to become the most reprinted book in French Literature with over 250 editions published between 1731 and 1981 1 Contents 1 Plot summary 2 Adaptations 2 1 Dramas operas and ballets 2 2 Films 3 Translations 4 Citations 5 Additional references 6 Bibliography 7 External linksPlot summary edit nbsp Manon Lescaut and Her Lover Des Grieux Are Set Ashore in Louisiana 1896 by Albert Lynch Seventeen year old Des Grieux studying philosophy at Amiens comes from a noble and landed family but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon on her way to a convent In Paris the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon s taste for luxury He acquires money by borrowing from his unwaveringly loyal friend Tiberge and by cheating gamblers On several occasions Des Grieux s wealth evaporates by theft in a house fire etc prompting Manon to leave him for a richer man because she cannot stand the thought of living in penury nbsp The Burial of Manon Lescaut 1878 by Pascal Dagnan Bouveret The two lovers finally end up in New Orleans to which Manon has been deported as a prostitute where they pretend to be married and live in idyllic peace for a while But when Des Grieux reveals their unmarried state to the Governor Etienne Perier and asks to be wed to Manon Perier s nephew Synnelet sets his sights on winning Manon s hand In despair Des Grieux challenges Synnelet to a duel and knocks him unconscious Thinking he has killed the man and fearing retribution the couple flee New Orleans and venture into the wilderness of Louisiana hoping to reach an English settlement Manon dies of exposure and exhaustion the following morning and after burying his beloved Des Grieux is eventually taken back to France by Tiberge Illustrations of the redacted 1753 edition nbsp nbsp nbsp Adaptations editDramas operas and ballets edit Manon Lescaut 1830 a ballet by Jean Louis Aumer Manon Lescaut 1856 an opera by French composer Daniel Auber Manon 1884 an opera by French composer Jules Massenet Manon Lescaut 1893 opera by Puccini Manon Lescaut 1940 a drama in verse by Czech poet Vitezslav Nezval Boulevard Solitude 1952 Lyrisches Drama lyric drama or opera by German composer Hans Werner Henze Manon 1974 a ballet with music by Jules Massenet and choreography by Kenneth MacMillan Manon 2015 a musical written for the Takarazuka troupe by librettist director Keiko Ueda and composer Joy Son 2 Films edit Manon Lescaut 1926 directed by Arthur Robison with Lya de Putti When a Man Loves 1927 directed by Alan Crosland with John Barrymore and Dolores Costello Manon Lescaut 1940 directed by Carmine Gallone with Vittorio de Sica and Alida Valli Manon 1949 directed by Henri Georges Clouzot with Michel Auclair and Cecile Aubry The Lovers of Manon Lescaut 1954 directed by Mario Costa Manon 70 1968 directed by Jean Aurel with Catherine Deneuve and Sami Frey Manon 1986 Venezuelan movie directed by Roman Chalbaud with Mayra Alejandra Manon Lescaut 2013 directed by Gabriel Aghion with Celine Perreau and Samuel TheisTranslations editEnglish translations of the original 1731 version of the novel include Helen Waddell s 1931 For the 1753 revision there are translations by among others L W Tancock Penguin 1949 though he divides the 2 part novel into a number of chapters Donald M Frame Signet 1961 which notes differences between the 1731 and 1753 editions Angela Scholar Oxford 2004 with extensive notes and commentary and Andrew Brown Hesperus 2004 with a foreword by Germaine Greer Henri Valienne 1854 1908 a physician and author of the first novel in the constructed language Esperanto translated Manon Lescaut into that language His translation was published at Paris in 1908 and reissued by the British Esperanto Association in 1926 Citations edit Johnson Edward Joe 2003 Once There Were Two True Friends Or Idealized Male Friendship in French Narrative from the Middle Ages Through the Enlightenment Summa Publications pp 247 248 ISBN 9781883479428 Takarazuka Wiki Manon Golden Jazz Moon 2015 16 Takarazuka Wiki Retrieved 29 June 2019 Additional references edit Prevost d Exiles Antoine Francois Abbe Encarta 2004 ed 2003 Prevost d Exiles Antoine Francois Abbe Encyclopaedia Britannica 2005 ed 2005 Brewer E Cobham 1898 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Philadelphia Pennsylvania Henry Altemus Company Kunitz Stanley J amp Colby Vineta 1967 Francois Prevost Antoine in European Authors 1000 1900 pp 743 44 H W Wilson Company New York Bibliography edit in French Sylviane Albertan Coppola Abbe Prevost Manon Lescaut Paris Presses universitaires de France 1995 ISBN 978 2 13 046704 5 in French Andre Billy L Abbe Prevost Paris Flammarion 1969 in French Rene Demoris Le Silence de Manon Paris Presses universitaires de France 1995 ISBN 978 2 13 046826 4 Patrick Brady Structuralist perspectives in criticism of fiction essays on Manon Lescaut and La Vie de Marianne P Lang Berne Las Vegas 1978 Patrick Coleman Reparative realism mourning and modernity in the French novel 1730 1830 Geneva Droz 1998 ISBN 978 2 600 00286 8 in French Maurice Daumas Le Syndrome des Grieux la relation pere fils au XVIIIe siecle Paris Seuil 1990 ISBN 978 2 02 011397 7 R A Francis The abbe Prevost s first person narrators Oxford Voltaire Foundation 1993 in French Eugene Lasserre Manon Lescaut de l abbe Prevost Paris Societe Francaise d Editions Litteraires et Techniques 1930 in French Paul Hazard Etudes critiques sur Manon Lescaut Chicago The University of Chicago Press 1929 in French Pierre Heinrich L Abbe Prevost et la Louisiane etude sur la valeur historique de Manon Lescaut Paris E Guilmoto 1907 in French Claudine Hunting La Femme devant le tribunal masculin dans trois romans des Lumieres Challe Prevost Cazotte New York P Lang 1987 ISBN 978 0 8204 0361 8 in French Jean Luc Jaccard Manon Lescaut le personnage romancier Paris A G Nizet 1975 ISBN 2 7078 0450 9 in French Eugene Lasserre Manon Lescaut de l abbe Prevost Paris Societe francaise d Editions litteraires et techniques 1930 in French Roger Laufer Style rococo style des Lumieres Paris J Corti 1963 in French Vivienne Mylne Prevost Manon Lescaut London Edward Arnold 1972 in French Rene Picard Introduction a l Histoire du chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut Paris Garnier 1965 pp cxxx cxxxxvii Naomi Segal The Unintended Reader feminism and Manon Lescaut Cambridge New York Cambridge University Press 1986 ISBN 978 0 521 30723 9 in French Alan Singerman L Abbe Prevost L amour et la morale Geneva Droz 1987 in French Jean Sgard L Abbe Prevost labyrinthes de la memoire Paris PUF 1986 ISBN 2 13 039282 2 in French Jean Sgard Prevost romancier Paris Jose Corti 1968 ISBN 2 7143 0315 3 in French Loic Thommeret La Memoire creatrice Essai sur l ecriture de soi au XVIIIe siecle Paris L Harmattan 2006 ISBN 978 2 296 00826 7 Arnold L Weinstein Fictions of the self 1550 1800 Princeton Princeton University Press 1981 ISBN 978 0 691 06448 2 External links edit nbsp Wikisource has original text related to this article Manon Lescaut Full texts at Project Gutenberg in the original French and in an English translation nbsp Manon Lescaut public domain audiobook at LibriVox Manon Lescaut on World Wide School Images from an illustrated 1885 French edition in French Manon Lescaut audio version nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Manon Lescaut amp oldid 1218186458, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
