Love in the Theatre of Marivaux: A Study of the Factors Influencing its Birth, Development and Expression (Series Histoire des Idees et Critique litteraire; v. 106)

360pp. Cream cloth-covered heavy card covers; blue titles on front and spine; publisher's motif on front. 8vo. Sun-faded spine and covers. Rubbed lower edge and corners. Some pages tanning on text block edges. Chipping to top edges of first few pages (possible due to printer's error. Otherwise, internally neat, clean, bright and tight. Contents: The analysis of the text is "devoted mainly to the external circumstances and the birth and development of love [in the theatre of Marivaux], the factors that influence it (positively or negatively), the role played by subordinate characters, and the means used by the protagonists to attain or to avoid it." (from Foreword).