Politeness and its Discontents
Subtitle: Problems in French Classical Culture (Cambridge Studies in French)
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: November 2, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780521029865
Subjects: Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; Literature - Classics / Criticism; Literary Criticism; Europe; European - French; French literature--18th century--History and; French literature--18th century--History and criticism; Literary Collections / Continental European; Literary Criticism & Collections / French; European - General
First sentence: 'Love is infinitely delightful to its object, and the more violent the more glorious.