Literary Fortifications : Rousseau, Laclos, Sade /

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This highly original interpretation of the novel of the French Classical age explores military strategy as a central metaphor in Rousseau's Julie and Emile, Laclos' Les Liaisons dangereuses, and Sade's Les 120 Journees de Sodome. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Libr...

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Main Author: DeJean, Joan E. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Francés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1984]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Sade, > marquis de, > 1740-1814.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778.
Laclos, Choderlos de, > 1741-1803.
Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, > 1712-1778 > Knowledge > Military art and science.
Laclos, Choderlos de, > 1741-1803 > Knowledge > Military art and science.
Sade, > marquis de, > 1740-1814 > Knowledge > Military art and science.
Space and time in literature.
Military history in literature.
Military art and science.
Literary form.
French fiction.
Fortification in literature.
Classicism.
LITERARY CRITICISM > European > French.
Classicisme > France.
Histoire militaire dans la litterature.
Genres litteraires > Histoire > 18e siecle.
Roman français > 18e siecle > Histoire et critique.
Classicism > France.
Literary form > History > 18th century.
French fiction > 18th century > History and criticism.
France.
History.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • A Note on References
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • I. Vauban's Fortresses and the Defense of French Classicism
  • II. La Fontaine's Crafty Parable: The Pedagogical Trap
  • III. The Oblique Way: Defensive Swerves
  • IV. Julie and Emile: "Studia la Matematica"
  • V. Les Liaisons dangereuses: Writing under the Other's Name
  • VI. Inside the Sadean Fortress: Les no Journees de Sodome
  • VII. Under the Walls of the Fortress of Classicism
  • Index
  • Backmatter.

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