Considering canonical and lesser-known works by authors that include Rousseau, Sade, Bastide, Laclos, Crébillon fils, and the writers of two widely read libertine novels, Paul Young suggests that narratives of seduction function as a master plot for eighteenth-century French literature. How authors reacted to a cultural discourse that coded literature and solitary reading as dangerous, seductive practices sheds light on the history of authorship, especially the development of the novel.
Considering canonical and lesser-known works by authors that include Rousseau, Sade, Bastide, Laclos, Crébillon fils, and the writers of two widely read libertine novels, Paul Young suggests that narratives of seduction function as a master plot for eighteenth-century French literature. How authors reacted to a cultural discourse that coded literature and solitary reading as dangerous, seductive practices sheds light on the history of authorship, especially the development of the novel.
Paul J. Young is assistant professor of French at Georgetown University, USA
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Contents: Introduction Reading, writing, and seduction Moving beyond pleasure: writing (in) the libertine novel Looking inside: the ambiguous interiors of La Petite Maison Seducing the reader? Perversion and disruption in La Nouvelle Héloïse When excess isn't enough: secrets and silences in the Sadean text Conclusion Bibliography Index.
Contents: Introduction Reading, writing, and seduction Moving beyond pleasure: writing (in) the libertine novel Looking inside: the ambiguous interiors of La Petite Maison Seducing the reader? Perversion and disruption in La Nouvelle Héloïse When excess isn't enough: secrets and silences in the Sadean text Conclusion Bibliography Index.
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