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Liaisons Dangereuses Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos

Les Liaisons Dangereuses By Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos

Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos


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The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make this text one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. The novel's prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil, form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game.

Liaisons Dangereuses Summary

Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos

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.

Liaisons Dangereuses Reviews

The Oxford World's Classic edition offers students an excellent introduction to this classic text and also important notes and chronologies. Dr. Paraic Finnerty, University of Portsmouth.

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GOR001424941
9780192838674
0192838679
Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Ambroise Francois Choderlos de Laclos
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Oxford University Press
1998-11-26
448
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