Des liaisons (toujours aussi?) dangereuses, 1782-2022. Examen critique des récents avatars d'un classique dans la pop culture

The release in 2022-23 of four creative works derived from Les Liaisons dangereuses, on screen and in graphic novel format and in French and English, demonstrates that the novel published in 1782 remains indisputably relevant. However, all these avatars differ considerably from the text on which the...

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Published inSymposium (Syracuse) Vol. 78; no. 4; pp. 300 - 316
Main Author Spielmann, Guy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Washington Routledge 01.10.2024
Taylor & Francis Inc
Subjects
Adaptation
Adaptations
Audiences
Classic
Comics
Derivation
English language
French language
Graphic Novel
Graphic novels
Pop culture
Popular culture
Series
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Summary:The release in 2022-23 of four creative works derived from Les Liaisons dangereuses, on screen and in graphic novel format and in French and English, demonstrates that the novel published in 1782 remains indisputably relevant. However, all these avatars differ considerably from the text on which they claim to be based, in particular by not using the unique epistolary narrative device designed by Laclos. Now seldom read in its original form, and probably poorly understood even by those who do venture to read it, Les Liaisons dangereuses nevertheless still exudes an aura powerful enough to encourage contemporaries to craft versions "adapted" to today's audiences. Rather than belittling or condemning these derivations as facile and inferior to the original, we need to question the ways in which they "re-present" in pop culture a classic whose longevity they continue to ensure.
ISSN:0039-7709
1931-0676
DOI:10.1080/00397709.2024.2407001