Summary: | 碩士 === 中國文化大學 === 西洋文學研究所 === 86 === Spirits indicate every centry in history such as some special
styles indicate each literature's characteristic.
"Dangerous Liaison" written by Laclos is a book consitute from
letters. By communicating in letters between the personal. In
this book, readers can receive their feelings in adirectly and
his book, readers can receive their feelings in a directly and
clearly way. Because it reflect the fact in that society and the
fact of the women's
position in 18th centry, it was disallowed to publish. But they
can't submerge the author's sentimental style abd limpid
analysis. The book didn't cause the public's
attration and research until 20th centry.
After reading this article,I was attracted by Madame Merteuil.
Although she write less letters in the book, she shows
more diversity. In a male-dominantsociety, she tries to break
through the tradition thought to women. In order to stand in
that society, she has to lie and cheat. She uses inveracity to
fight with the injustice between male and female. And she has to
depend on a strong self-control process to endure the
difference between verity and the affection. This disquisition
follow the develope of "self-control ". There are three parts in
this disquisition.
Analysing Madame Merteuil's speach is the topic of the first
part. According to the way she wrote to different people,
readers can realize her diversity personality and her
duplicity. By solving Madame Merteuil using the power of "
words" , readers can understand the way she deceive and control
people.
In the second part, this article analys Madame Merteuil's
personal charactor. In that kind of society, Madame Merteuil das
learned deceiving andperjury. This part shows the difference
between herself and the way she shows. The third part expand to
the power interactions between Madame Merteuil andother senor.
And realizing how she uses the human networks to contravene
themale power position and then affirm herself.
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