Published in 1782, the British had certainly enjoyed a head start on Laclos and other novelists publishing in the latter decades of the 18th century, but in truth Laclos was just helping to play catch-up. Fortunately for the soldier whose writing ability actually contributed to his losing one career before finding success in another, Dangerous Liaisons receives equally universal regard as one the most significant of all the early attempts by French writers training their talents on this newest literary form which seemed on its way to being dominated by British writers like Swift, Defoe and Samuel Richardson. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.ĭangerous Liaisons (Les Liaisons Dangereuses) is widely considered the only novel of lasting significance ever written by Pierre Ambroise François Choderlos de Laclos. These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community.
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