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Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos & David Coward & Douglas Parmee
Written in 1782, the complex moral themes of seduction and revenge made this novel one of the most scandalous and controversial of its time. Its principal characters, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game they seek to win.The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The subject of major film and stage adaptations, the novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game - a game which they must win. This new translation gives Laclos a modern voice, and readers will be able a judge whether the novel is as `diabolical' and `infamous' as its critics have claimed, or whether it has much to tell us about the kind of world we ourselves live in. David Coward's introduction explodes myths about Laclos's own life and puts the book in its literary and cultural context. This book is intended for students of eighteenth-century French literature. |
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| Author(s) : Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos & David Coward & Douglas Parmee | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 0192829211 | ISBN-13 : 9780192829214 |
| RRP : £6.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Series Title : World's Classics
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 01/05/1995
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page Length : xl,402mm
Page Size : 180mm