Title: The novel of worldliness
Subjects: French fiction, History and criticism, Roman français, Histoire et critique
People: Claude Prosper Jolyot de Crébillon, Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803), Pierre Carlet de Chamblain de Marivaux (1688-1763), Stendhal (1783-1842)
Time periods: 18th century