{"product_id":"theresa-the-philosopher-the-carmelite-extern-nun-two-libertine-novels-from-18th-century-france-paperback","title":"Theresa the Philosopher \u0026 The Carmelite Extern Nun: Two Libertine Novels from 18th-Century France - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnne-Gabriel Meusnier De Querlon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRichard Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eMarquis D'Argens\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTheresa the Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e, by the marquis dʼArgens (purportedly), was published in 1748, over 270 years ago - before the modern era, before the Napoleonic phenomenon, before the Directorate, before the French Revolution. It is a happy tale with a happy ending, with not a little bit of hanky-panky slapped in between. Compared to Samuel Richardson's \u003ci\u003ePamela\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1740, which was the first modern (albeit English) novel, whose characters are more than two-dimensional and whose story depends more on what happens inside the mind of the characters than, say, where a boat might go (like \u003ci\u003eRobinson Crusoe\u003c\/i\u003e for example) - \u003ci\u003eTheresa the Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e is scandalous. Compared to the marquis de Sade's \u003ci\u003eJustine\u003c\/i\u003e, which was published in 1791, it may seem tame. According to the marquis de Sade, \u003ci\u003eTheresa the Philosopher\u003c\/i\u003e \"achieved happy results from the combining of lust and impiety... [it] gave us an idea of what an immoral book could be.\"\u003ci\u003eThe Carmelite Extern Nun\u003c\/i\u003e, written by Anne-Gabriel Meusnier de Querlon, and published one year earlier, in 1747, is another whopper. It is the \"Amorous True Story [of Saint Nitouche], the Carmelite Extern Nun, Written by Herself, and Addressed to her Mother Superior.\" It is anticlericalism, antiestablishmentarianism, and eroticism - the three main pillars or themes, sometimes even agendas, of the 18th century libertine novel - all in one short, but fast-paced, scandalous sack.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 198\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 25, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53403693351219,"sku":"9781955392020","price":28.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZvdJsVAZUj9781955392020.webp?v=1779915311","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/theresa-the-philosopher-the-carmelite-extern-nun-two-libertine-novels-from-18th-century-france-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}