Journal article
Picturing les liaisons dangereuses: Eighteenth-century illustrations of Laclos’s novel
- Abstract:
- Laclos never commissioned illustrations for Les Liaisons dangereuses (1782). Nevertheless, a set of prints destined to be framed and four series of illustrations to accompany editions of the book came out during his lifetime. The artists – not all of whom can be identified – vary in the choice of scenes they represent. There are also two allegorical frontispieces which show that the text can be interpreted as a tragic moral tale. The engravings range from the libertine to the demure, from crudely sketched small plates to exquisitely delineated large prints. They offer precious insights into the contemporary reception of the novel.
- Publication status:
- Published
- Peer review status:
- Peer reviewed
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- Publisher copy:
- 10.1111/1754-0208.12421
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- Wiley
- Journal:
- Journal for Eighteenth-Century Studies More from this journal
- Volume:
- 39
- Issue:
- 4
- Pages:
- 579-597
- Publication date:
- 2016-11-22
- Acceptance date:
- 2016-08-15
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1754-0208
- ISSN:
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1754-0194
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- Copyright holder:
- British Society for Eighteenth‐Century Studies
- Copyright date:
- 2016
- Notes:
- © 2016 British Society for Eighteenth‐Century Studies. This is the accepted manuscript version of the article. The final version is available online from Wiley at: https://doi.org/10.1111/1754-0208.12421
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