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English This book takes readers on a literary tour of Louis XIV's court, revealing how writers who had the leisure to frequent and observe the court talked about it, marvelled at it, ridiculed it, admired it - and scrutinized great authors such as Moliere, La Fontaine and La Bruyere, Bossuet and Saint-Simon, Mesdames de La Fayette and de Sevigne, as well as some lesser-known writers - attentive memorialists or well-informed princes - and even the Sun King himself, to name but a few. Their prime motivation was not so much a desire to record historical events as it was a passion for literature which they wanted to convey to their readers to help them appreciate their insights and cutting remarks, the melodious incisiveness and breadth of their language, their concise turn of phrase and witticisms - skills typical of such authors, whom we may be wrong to label as classical - and only classical. What emerges from this tribute to the pen and to scholarly thought are some analytical and satirical truths about the court life of yesteryear which are still relevant today because they shed light on certain aspects of our own era. French Voici une promenade litteraire qui prend pour sujet la

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Author

Dandrey, Patrick.

Publisher

Les Belles Lettres, 2009.

Published

2009

Language

FR

ISBN

9782251443720

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Romance, Literary Fiction, History