9782877141536

Les Liaisons Dangereuses

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ISBN13: 9782877141536

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Overview

The complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy alliance andturn seduction into a game. And they play this game with such wit and style that it is impossible not to admire them, until they discover mysterious rules that they cannot understand. In the ensuing battle there can be no winners, and the innocent suffer with the guilty.This new translation gives Laclos a modern voice, and readers will be able to judge whether the novel is as "diabolical" and "infamous" as its critics have claimed, or whether it has much to tell us about a world we still inhabit.

ISBN-13

9782877141536

ISBN-10

2877141535

Weight

0.44 Pounds

Dimensions

4.37 x 0.28 x 7.13 In

List Price

$8.95

Format

Paperback

Language

French

Publisher

NATHAN

Published On

1992-11-30



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