Les Liaisons dangereuses

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Pierre Choderlos de Laclos Douglas Parmée (Retired Fellow, Retired Fellow, Queen's College, Cambridge)

Les Liaisons dangereuses

Pierre Choderlos de Laclos, Douglas Parmée (Retired Fellow, Retired Fellow, Queen's College, Cambridge), David Coward (Professor of French, Professor of French, University of Leeds)

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Romanian

Worlds Classics
01 July 2008

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800; Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 ; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Oxford World's Classics

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.

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By: Pierre Choderlos de Laclos
Introduction by: David Coward (Professor of French Professor of French University of Leeds)
Translated by: Douglas Parmée (Retired Fellow Retired Fellow Queen's College Cambridge)
Imprint: Worlds Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 200mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 304g
ISBN: 9780199536481
ISBN 10: 0199536481
Series: Oxford World's Classics
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 01 July 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Language: Romanian
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

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. *