Seducing the Eighteenth-Century French Reader: Reading, Writing, and the Question of Pleasure

By Paul J. Young

Considering canonical and lesser-known works by authors that include Rousseau, Sade, Bastide, Laclos, Cr billon 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0754664171
• ISBN13: 9780754664178
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 174 Pages
• Weight: 0.93 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"