Pomiędzy występkiem a cnotą: trudna droga człowieka światowego w powieści Jean-Pierre Camusa Palombe ou la femme honorable
Between Vice and Virtue: The Mondain’s Difficult Path in Jean-Pierre Camus’ Palombe, ou la femme honorable

Summary/Abstract: Published in 1625, Palombe, ou la femme honorable, is a novel by Jean-Pierre Camus showing the model of a mondain, or worldly, Christian. With the example of count Fulgent, an immoral rake, who undergoes a spiritual transformation, Camus demonstrates that even a libertine courtesan can become a good Christian. However, such coexistence is possible only for those who have achieved spiritual maturity and who can distinguish vice from virtue, consciously renouncing immorality. Camus represents the marriage of mondains not as a source of pleasure or opportunity for a libertine lifestyle, but rather as a contract demanding certain commitments and renouncements. On entering marriage, Fulgent is not initially morally prepared for the social position and responsibilities that he must assume. He only becomes a good husband and Christian once he accepts the commitments of his social position.

• Details
• Contents