{"product_id":"9780789211477","title":"The Libertine: The Art of Love in Eighteenth-Century France","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA delightfully illustrated literary anthology that explores the fantasies, seductions, and intrigues of the eighteenth-century French lover\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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, \u003ci\u003eThe Libertine\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for litterateurs, art lovers, roués, and coquettes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47007582847216,"sku":"9780789211477","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780789211477_p0.jpg?v=1763667946","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780789211477","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}