‘I resolved to write a book which would create some stir in the world and continue to do after I had gone from it.’ - Choderlos de Laclos A great sensation at the time of first publication, Les Liaisons Dangereuses reads as much the ...
If I let her see my suspicions they may perhaps grieve her; and if they are unjust, should I ever forgive myself for having distressed her? If I hide them from her, it is deceiving her, and I cannot use dissimulation with her.
Daring, original, and highly erotic, this 18th-century novel explores the moral ambiguities of love and revenge in a series of letters that chronicle a ruthless game of seduction and betrayal.
Les liaisons dangereuses was premiered by Royal Shakespeare Company at The Other Place, Stratford-upon-Avon, on 24 September 1985, and won Christopher Hampton the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and the Laurence Olivier Award for Best ...
... Comtesse de Beaulieu , who tactfully gave her a room between your father's and that of a Monsieur de Vressac , who was her acknowledged lover at the time . ... MME DE TOURVEL , drifting somewhat aimlessly , glancing at LES LIAISONS 69.
Play produced by the Royal Shakespeare Co. in 1985 based on the Laclos novel.