Literary Fortifications: Rousseau, Laclos, Sade

by Joan DeJean

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 Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691066116
• ISBN13: 9780691066110
• Release Date: December 1984
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.