{"product_id":"the-libertine-the-art-of-love-in-eighteenth-century-france-9780789211477","title":"The Libertine: The Art of Love in Eighteenth-Century France","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis sumptuous volume presents more than eighty selections from eighteenth-century French literature, each concerning some facet of the game of love as practiced by the libertine, or the freethinking aristocratic hedonist, a type that flourished--not least in literature--in the declining years of the Ancien Régime. These pieces, which include fiction, drama, verse, essays, and letters, are the work of some sixty writers, both familiar--such as Voltaire, Rousseau, and, of course, the Marquis de Sade--and lesser-known. Each selection is illustrated by well-chosen period artworks, many rarely seen, by Watteau, Boucher, Fragonard, and numerous others.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRacy, thought-provoking, and a treat for the eyes, \u003cem\u003e The Libertine\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect gift for litterateurs, art lovers, roués, and coquettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abbeville Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780789211477\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 496\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 12.40h x 9.90w x 1.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2013 pg. 86\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/08\/2013 pg. 22\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Michel Delon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52732249505973,"sku":"9780789211477","price":127.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-libertine-the-art-of-love-in-eighteenth-century-france-9780789211477","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}