Modeste Mignon · Character
Melchior de Canalis
A celebrated poet and baron whose elegant verses win him adoring correspondents, he must decide whether fame's glitter or a real woman's heart is worth the risk.
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Also known as de Canalis, Canalis, Monsieur de Canalis, Monsieur le Baron de Canalis, Constant-Cyr-Melchior, Melchior
First appearance: Modeste Mignon
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The poet suitor who justifies his behavior with poetic arguments, but is seen as deceptive by Modeste.
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Canalis is the literary lion of Paris, a man whose name alone makes provincial hearts flutter and whose letters are polished as carefully as his odes. Accustomed to admiration, he is vain, calculating, and slow to…
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- Modeste's inner circle
- Protagonist
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