author
Jacques de Boisjoslin
1840–1914
A French man of letters from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, he is best remembered for historical and literary studies that revisit older texts and public debates. His work on Laclos and Les Liaisons dangereuses shows a clear interest in criticism, commentary, and the social questions woven through literature.
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Notes sur Laclos et Les Liaisons Dangereuses
by Jacques de Boisjoslin, George Mossé
About the author
Jacques de Boisjoslin was a French author and scholar active around the turn of the twentieth century. Library records identify him as living from 1840 to 1914, and place his work in France.
The surviving record of his publications shows a writer drawn to both literature and public life. Among the works associated with him are Notes sur Laclos et les "Liaisons dangereuses" (with George Mossé), Quelques meneuses d'hommes au XVIIIe siècle, Les partis en France, and Les femmes et le travail. Taken together, these titles suggest a reader of history and society as much as a literary commentator.
Because biographical information about him is limited in the sources available here, he is known today mainly through his books rather than through a well-documented personal story. For modern readers, his appeal lies in that thoughtful, essay-like approach: returning to earlier writers, political life, and social themes with the curiosity of a critic and historian.