Abstract This paper discusses the specific meaning of libertinage in the work of Crebillon's "La Nuit et Le Moment," especially in regard to the character of Cidalise. The paper is in English with quotes in French.
From the Paper "The libertine is an essential character of the French literary world of the eighteenth century, a character that we all recognize both in the original from his and sometimes her many descendants in post-Enlightenment literature."
