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The transitional nature of Madame de Luz is clear in terms of its form and moral observations. The novel’s structure is hybrid, combining facets of the classical novel of psychological analysis which deals exclusively with the analysis of the psychological ravages of passion, and the philosophical tale which exploits a series of adventures to demonstrate a philosophical thesis. The novel also shows an evolution in ethical thought from the time of Madame de Lafayette.
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Penick, op. cit., p. 81.
Lassay, Armand-Leon de Madaillon de Lesperre, Marquis de, Recueil de différentes choses ... (Lausanne, 1756), 4 vols. See also: Mauzi, op. cit., pp. 180, 387, 461463.
In this essay Montaigne defends passion as being a part of human nature and proposes that moderate indulgence in carnal pleasures is natural and salutory.
Emile Henriot, “Duclos,” La Revue de Paris (Mars-avril, 1925) 2:606–607.
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Free, L.R. (1974). Conclusion. In: Virtue, Happiness and Duclos’ Histoire de Madame de Luz . Archives Internationales d’Histoire des Idees / International Archives of the History of Ideas, vol 15. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7293-4_6
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