Gabriel de Guilleragues
Gabriel de Guilleragues was a French diplomat, writer, and the reputed author of 'Lettres portugaises' (Portuguese Letters), a collection of love letters that gained significant popularity in the 17th century. He served as the French ambassador to the Ottoman Empire.
Books
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1. Lettres Portugaises
Set in the 17th century, this poignant collection of letters captures the raw and unfiltered emotions of a young Portuguese nun who falls deeply in love with a French officer. Through her heartfelt correspondence, she reveals the depths of her passion, longing, and despair as she grapples with the pain of unrequited love and the isolation of her convent life. The letters offer a vivid exploration of the human heart, showcasing the timeless struggle between duty and desire, and the enduring power of love to transcend boundaries.
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2. Lettres Portugaises, Suivi De Guilleragues Par Lui Même
Suivi De Guilleragues Par Lui Même
A series of intensely passionate epistolary outpourings from a cloistered Portuguese nun to her absent lover, tracing the arc of forbidden love from ardent devotion through jealousy, despair and spiritual torment; the letters blend prayerful supplication, erotic urgency and self-reproach in a rhetorical, baroque style that dramatizes the clash between religious vows and consuming desire, while a short authorial appendage frames the collection and invites reflection on its emotional truth and literary artifice.
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