The Divan: A Morality Story

By Claude Prosper Jolyot De Crebillon

Book Overview

The Divan: A Morality Story is a novel written by Claude Prosper Jolyot de Cr�����billon, a French writer and playwright. The story revolves around a group of young men who gather to discuss love and relationships in a divan, a type of Ottoman couch. The protagonist, a young man named Azor, joins the group and falls in love with a woman named Zulma. However, he soon discovers that Zulma is already married and has a child. Despite this, Azor continues to pursue her, leading to a series of moral dilemmas and consequences for all involved. The novel explores themes of love, desire, morality, and the consequences of one's actions. It is considered a classic of French literature and an important work of the Enlightenment era.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1163153923
• ISBN13: 9781163153925
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"