Pauline's Passion and Punishment A Sensation Novel of Ambition, Deception, and Consequence
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Sprache:Englisch
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Verlag:Smk Books
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Produktdetails
Einband
Taschenbuch
Erscheinungsdatum
03.05.2013
Verlag
Smk BooksSeitenzahl
52
Maße (L/B/H)
23,4/15,6/0,4 cm
Gewicht
96 g
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN
978-1-61720-995-6
A dramatic tale of ambition, deception, and moral consequence, revealing a darker dimension of Louisa May Alcott's fiction. In Pauline's Passion and Punishment, Louisa May Alcott departs from the domestic and juvenile themes for which she is most widely known, presenting instead a work of psychological intensity and moral conflict. The story follows Pauline Valary, a young woman whose desire for wealth, status, and control leads her into a series of calculated deceptions, with consequences that grow increasingly severe. Alcott constructs a narrative shaped by secrecy, manipulation, and emotional tension, drawing upon the traditions of nineteenth-century sensation fiction. Pauline herself emerges as a complex and often unsympathetic figure, driven by ambition and unwilling to accept the constraints placed upon her. As the plot unfolds, the gap between intention and outcome becomes central, revealing the cost of pursuing power at the expense of integrity. Written in the mid-nineteenth century, this work reflects a broader range within Alcott's literary output, demonstrating her capacity to engage with themes of identity, morality, and social expectation in a more dramatic and less conventional form. Pauline's Passion and Punishment offers a compelling contrast to her more familiar works, and stands as an important example of her contribution to popular fiction of the period.
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