Les liaisons dangereuses / Pierre Choderlos de Laclos ; translated and edited by Douglas Parmée ; introduction by David Coward.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Laclos, Choderlos de, 1741-1803, author.

Contributor:

Parmée, Douglas, editor.

Coward, David, writer of introduction.

Series:

Oxford World's Classics

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Aristocracy (Social class)--Fiction.

Aristocracy (Social class).

Man-woman relationships--Fiction.

Man-woman relationships.

France--Fiction.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (449 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Oxford, England ; New York, New York : Oxford University Press, [2008]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

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.

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [xxxv]i-xxxvii) and index.

ISBN:

1-280-59524-8

9786613625076

0-19-156043-X

OCLC:

1129216386