Les Liaisons Dangereuses: Dangerous Acquaintances (Ark Paperbacks)

by Richard Aldington (Translator), Pierre Ambroise Choderlos de Laclos (Author)

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  Paperback
  1987

  $4.24

  One of the most 'modern' of eighteenth-century novels, Les Liasons Dangereuses is the brilliantly observed and vividly rendered story of two libertines and the innocent characters they plot to destroy.

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  Paperback
  1995

  $3.29

  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. This book is intended for students of eighteenth-century French literature.

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  Hardcover
  1998

  $11.95

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  Paperback
  1986

  $17.24

  Play produced by the Royal Shakespeare Co. in 1985 based on the Laclos novel.