Journal article
Male Models: Galanterie and Libertinage in La Fayette and Laclos
The French review, Vol.85(6), pp.1124-1134
2012
DOI: 10.1353/tfr.2012.0151
Abstract
Critics acknowledge Choderlos de Laclos's debt to Madame de La Fayette. However, point-by-point comparisons and contrasts between Les liaisons dangereuses (1782) and La Princesse de Clèves (1678) are often lacking. This article focuses on character and plot development as the chief markers of this connection. Portraits of the male galant in La Fayette and the male libertine in Laclos demonstrate the affinity between the two works while illustrating how seduction inherent in galanterie transforms into destruction intrinsic to libertinage.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Male Models: Galanterie and Libertinage in La Fayette and Laclos
- Creators
- Russell Ganim - University of Iowa, French and Italian
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- The French review, Vol.85(6), pp.1124-1134
- DOI
- 10.1353/tfr.2012.0151
- ISSN
- 2329-7131
- eISSN
- 2329-7131
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 2012
- Academic Unit
- French and Italian; German; International Programs
- Record Identifier
- 9984213646002771
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