Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Ark Paperbacks), De-Laclos 9781138157682 New..

Name: Les Liaisons Dangereuses (Ark Paperbacks), De-Laclos 9781138157682 New..
Brand: Taylor & Francis

Taylor & Francis

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.\n > INTRODUCTION I Life of Choderlos de Laclos, 1741-89 II I789-I803 III Character of Choderlos de Laclos IV Minor Works of Choderlos de Laclos V The Liaisons Dangereuses LES LIAISONS DANGEREUSES Publisher's Note Editor's Preface Part 1, II, III, IV > Born in Amiens in 1741, Pierre Ambroise Francoise Choderlos de Laclos entered the army at the age of eighteen and spent the next twenty years in various garrison towns without ever seeing battle. In 1779 he was sent to the island of Aix to assist in building a fort, and there wrote Les Liaisons Dangereuses. In 1786 he married Marie-Soulange Duperre and became an exemplary husband and father. He left the army in 1788, entered politics and was twice imprisoned during the Reign of Terror. He returned to the army as a general under Nap.