{"product_id":"la-dcouverte-de-lle-frivole-jean-alexandre-perras-9781781888872","title":"'La D馗ouverte de l'ﾎle Frivole' by Gabriel-Fran輟is Coyer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLa D馗ouverte de l'?e Frivole\u003c\/em\u003e (1751) is presented as a supplement to George Anson's \u003cem\u003eVoyage Round the World\u003c\/em\u003e, and recounts the adventures of the English admiral and his crew on a strange island whose inhabitants, the Frivolians, are devoted to fashion, hairstyles, novels, and fancy desserts. This tale is at once both playful and cynical and its biting irony spares neither the reputation of France nor that of England. It resonates with the most critical attacks by Jean-Jacques Rousseau against luxury and refinement, or those of Voltaire against his compatriots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides the first bilingual critical edition of a text that, in its time, caused a stir both in France and in England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jean-Alexandre Perras\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1781888876\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781781888872\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Modern Humanities Research Association\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/16\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.42lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.27d","brand":"Jean-Alexandre Perras","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44077760151807,"sku":"9781781888872","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e8d5a491-08db-4551-ba1d-e012a3fdea94.jpg?v=1685471636","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/la-dcouverte-de-lle-frivole-jean-alexandre-perras-9781781888872","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}