Charlotte Löwensköld

Selma Lagerlöf's "Charlotte Löwensköld" is a striking exploration of love, ambition, and the constraints of societal expectations in a late 19th-century Swedish context. Rich in allegorical significance, the narrative unfolds through its eponymous character, Charlotte, a woman torn between her aspirations and the traditional roles imposed upon her. Lagerlöf's lyrical prose combines realism with el...