Manon Lescaut, Abbé Prévost, 18th century literature, Enlightenment, French Revolution, Des Grieux, character analysis, novel analysis, literary movement, French BAC
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Analysis of the meeting between Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut in Abbé Prévost's novel, set in the context of 18th-century Enlightenment literature.
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[...] The novelist is a man of the Church from the nobility and who has traveled extensively. His many adventures allowed him to discover new cultures and new facets of the world. It is also a means of emancipating oneself from the preconceived vision of Man that the church imposes. Abbé Prévost is therefore both a religious man, a novelist, but also a worldly adventurer. His most famous work is indeed Manon Lescaut. It is a work that was considered scandalous for its time and its author was condemned in 1733 and 1735. [...]
[...] The romantic pleasures allow to relate the adventures of these famous characters on the margin. The text to be analyzed is located at the beginning of the work and is the moment of the encounter between the main characters, the young and naive Des Grieux and Manon Lescaut, who she, knows more about romantic relationships. The young knight has a genuine thunderbolt for Manon who will take advantage of his youth and inexperience to manipulate and use him later. It is interesting to ask how the meeting between Manon and Des Grieux is staged by the narrator. [...]
[...] Manon Lescaut, Introduction - Abbé Prévost (1731) - How is the encounter staged by the narrator? - Oral of French BAC Introduction Manon Lescaut The 18th century is considered the century of Enlightenment. This name is attributed to philosophers6 who carry revolutionary ideas and want to abolish privileges in a hierarchical society between the Third Estate, the clergy, and the nobility. It is also the name of the literary movement associated with it. From the beginning of the 18th century, literary works appear advocating a great form of freedom with characters desiring a great thirst for independence and emancipation. [...]
