{"product_id":"les-liaisons-dangereuses-paperback","title":"Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePierre Choderlos De Laclos\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas Parmée\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDavid Coward\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe complex moral ambiguities of seduction and revenge make Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782) one of the most scandalous and controversial novels in European literature. Its prime movers, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil--gifted, wealthy, and bored--form an unholy alliance and turn seduction into a game. And they play this game with such wit and style that it is impossible not to admire them, until they discover mysterious rules that they cannot understand. In the ensuing battle there can be no winners, and the innocent suffer with the guilty. This new translation gives Laclos a modern voice, and readers will be able to judge whether the novel is as \"diabolical\" and \"infamous\" as its critics have claimed, or whether it has much to tell us about a world we still inhabit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics \u003c\/strong\u003ehas made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDouglas Parmée is Retired Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge. He is the translator of \u003cem\u003eNana, Attack on the Mill\u003c\/em\u003e (Zola) and \u003cem\u003eA Sentimental Journey\u003c\/em\u003e (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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.85 x 7.68 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454559043762,"sku":"9780199536481","price":11.83,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/97688a9bc930bcee2db51f3a3b2d040e.webp?v=1778854375","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/les-liaisons-dangereuses-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}