Pierre-Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos [ Art and Literature / Association ]
… believes she can save the libertine Valmont, allows herself to be seduced by him and dies as a result. The seductive virtue portrayed by Richardson is transformed into a fascination with evil, because the two libertines are the heroes of …
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