Both Uses of
amour
in
War and Peace
- It was plain that l'amour which the Frenchman was so fond of was not that low and simple kind that Pierre had once felt for his wife, nor was it the romantic love stimulated by himself that he experienced for Natasha.†
Chpt 11 *
- ") L'amour which the Frenchman worshiped consisted principally in the unnaturalness of his relation to the woman and in a combination of incongruities giving the chief charm to the feeling.†
Chpt 11
Definition:
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(amour) a usually secretive or illicit sexual relationship