{"product_id":"charles-joseph-prince-de-ligne-selected-letters-9781944769918","title":"Charles-Joseph, Prince de Ligne: Selected Letters","description":"\u003cp\u003eCharles-Joseph, Seventh Prince de Ligne, was from a prominent family in Hainaut, Belgium and served in the army of the Habsburg empire, his life a continuous paradox: soldier without command, ambassador without portfolio, crusader without a cross, and marshal without an army. Nor was he more fortunate with his writings. This state of affairs caused him to reflect that he would be an author without a following because of ... his superiority. The 34 volumes of his Mélanges appeared confused, with the result that he is best read in anthologies.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection of letters and notes focuses on some of his political ideas or on his preening as a \"man about town.\" The two longest texts are to his wife and to Marquise de Coigny; most are mere notes. All have been carefully vetted for their reliability: gay, but not licentious, serious but not stodgy, both profound and lighthearted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe translator and editor, Basil Guy, is a Professor Emeritus of French at U.C., Berkeley. He is a well-known specialist of the European eighteenth century, with a particular interest in the Prince de Ligne. His translation of Ligne's Coup-d'OEil at Beloeil has attracted special notice, as have his editions of other works by the Prince, published in collaboration with the Nouvelles Annales Prince de Ligne.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Apocryphile Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/20\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781944769918\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.63d","brand":"Basil Guy","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52452300947637,"sku":"9781944769918","price":19.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_a85de8f9-2e76-4e98-b315-1a5678d276ce.jpg?v=1776826629","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/charles-joseph-prince-de-ligne-selected-letters-9781944769918","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}