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Art of the libertine life: French libertine prose of the 18th century

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This sumptuous volume presents a monograph with selections from eighteenth-century French literature, each concerning some facet of the game of love as practiced by the libertine, or the freethinking aristocratic hedonist, a type that flourished—not least in literature—in the declining years of the Ancien R?gime. These pieces, which include fiction, drama, verse, essays, and letters, are the work of several writers. Each selection is illustrated by well-chosen period artworks, many rarely seen, by Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, and numerous others. Afterword by E. Dmitrieva (pp. 833-861).