French lovers: From Heloise and Abelard to Beauvoir and Sartre

by Joseph Amber Barry

English, French (translation)

352 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1987

Reviews

[Jamie · Rating 4 out of 5]

C’est bon. I enjoyed the first half the most, up through Voltaire and Emilie du Châtelet. (I’d say up through the Sades, but none of that story was new, and I could fill in things the book missed.) The last half felt like it rushed to meet deadlines and fell short of making a cohesive whole, but examining the changing culture and its philosophies vis-à-vis its relationships is an intriguing approach.

[Richard Roberts · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting subject matter, I think the translation should have been better. Reading it was a struggle.