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Les Liaisons dangereuses
Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
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Description for Les Liaisons dangereuses
Paperback. Translator(s): Parmee, Douglas. Series: Oxford World's Classics. Num Pages: 448 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; FC; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 195 x 129 x 21. Weight in Grams: 308.
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Number of pages
448
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Series
Oxford World's Classics
Condition
New
Weight
309g
Number of Pages
448
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199536481
SKU
V9780199536481
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About Pierre Choderlos De Laclos
Douglas Parmée is Retired Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge. He is the translator of Nana, Attack on the Mill (Zola) and A Sentimental Journey (Flaubert) for World's Classics. David Coward is Professor of French at the University of Leeds. He is the translator and editor of Maupassant, de Sade, and Dumas in World's Classics.
Reviews for Les Liaisons dangereuses
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.
Dr. Paraic Finnerty, University of Portsmouth.