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No Tomorrow: The Ethics of Pleasure in the French Enlightenment
Catherine Cusset
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Hardcover. This work traces the moral meaning of pleasure in libertine works of 18th-century France. The author contends that libertine works are linked by an "ethics of pleasure" that teaches readers that vanity and sensual enjoyment are part of their moral being. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2ADF; DSBD; DSK; JFC. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 553.
This work traces the moral meaning of pleasure in libertine works of 18th-century France. The author contends that libertine works are linked by an ""ethics of pleasure"" that teaches readers that vanity and sensual enjoyment are part of their moral being.
This work traces the moral meaning of pleasure in libertine works of 18th-century France. The author contends that libertine works are linked by an ""ethics of pleasure"" that teaches readers that vanity and sensual enjoyment are part of their moral being.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
University of Virginia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813918600
SKU
V9780813918600
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99-15
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