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Dangerous Liaisons by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (2007, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140449574
ISBN-139780140449570
eBay Product ID (ePID)59372250
Product Key Features
Book TitleDangerous Liaisons
Number of Pages448 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Epistolary, General, Literary
Publication Year2007
FeaturesRevised
GenreFiction
AuthorPierre Choderlos De Laclos
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight11.7 Oz
Item Length7.8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
Notes byConstantine, Helen
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Grade ToUP
Edition DescriptionRevised edition
SynopsisA new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time Published just years before the French Revolution, Lacloss great novel of moral and emotional depravity is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. Aristocrats and ex-lovers Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded lives. While Merteuil challenges Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, he is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. Eventually their human pawns respond, and the consequences prove to be more seriousand deadlythan the players could have ever predicted., Published in 1782, just years before the French Revolution, Les Liaisons Dangereuses is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. At its centre are two aristocrats, former lovers, who embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded existences. While the Marquise de Merteuil challenges the Vicomte de Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, the Vicomte is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. But as their intrigues become more duplicitous and they find their human pawns responding in ways they could not have predicted, the consequences prove to be more serious, and deadly, than Merteuil and Valmont could have guessed., A new translation of one of the most notorious novels of all time Published just years before the French Revolution, Laclos's great novel of moral and emotional depravity is a disturbing and ultimately damning portrayal of a decadent society. Aristocrats and ex-lovers Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont embark on a sophisticated game of seduction and manipulation to bring amusement to their jaded lives. While Merteuil challenges Valmont to seduce an innocent convent girl, he is also occupied with the conquest of a virtuous married woman. Eventually their human pawns respond, and the consequences prove to be more serious--and deadly--than the players could have ever predicted. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
LC Classification NumberPQ1993.L22
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- Aug 14, 2018
Good translation of a rather historic novel
Excellent translation into English with proper footnotes and references. It could use a few more that have since fallen out of popular jargon.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jun 07, 2025
A near-perfect edition of a Penguin Clas...
A near-perfect edition of a Penguin Classics. Thanks!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
