Les Liaisons dangereuses - Brossura

Laclos, Pierre Choderlos De

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0199536481 ISBN 13: 9780199536481

Casa editrice: OUP Oxford, 2008

Riassunto

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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Recensione

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.)

L'autore

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.

Dettagli dell?edizione

• Editore: OUP Oxford
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0199536481
• ISBN 13: 9780199536481
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Lingua: Inglese
• Numero di pagine: 448