The libertine's nemesis

J. E. Fowler

earliest edition we have, 2011 Taylor & Francis Group, 2020

"What is the role of the prude in the 'roman libertin'? James Fowler argues that in the most famous novels of the genre (by Richardson, Crébillon fils, Laclos and Sade) the prude is not the libertine's victim but an equal and opposite force working against him, and that ultimately she brings retribution for his social, erotic and philosophical presumption. In a word, she is his Nemisis. He is vulnerable to her power...

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Libertine's Nemesis edition · 2020 · Taylor & Francis Group · 9780367603380
The libertine's nemesis edition · 2011 · Legenda · 172 pages · 9781907625015

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