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It was therefore essential for him to present his work as a highly moral one , showing the misdeeds of a reprobate and his fully deserved punishment . In those days , a play was largely judged by its dénouement as to whether it passed ...
It was therefore essential for him to present his work as a highly moral one , showing the misdeeds of a reprobate and his fully deserved punishment . In those days , a play was largely judged by its dénouement as to whether it passed ...
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Severe and uncompromising , eminently moral ( her life leaving behind " des exemples de vertu inimitables " ) , devoted to her mother , desperate but nonetheless bound by her principles to make the famous aveu to her husband ...
Severe and uncompromising , eminently moral ( her life leaving behind " des exemples de vertu inimitables " ) , devoted to her mother , desperate but nonetheless bound by her principles to make the famous aveu to her husband ...
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The portrait presented in the memoirs seduces its readers by exaggerating and confusing Ninon's moral influence and her physical charm . Her " aventures galantes " last beyond all verisimilitude : she remained " si fraîche et si belle ...
The portrait presented in the memoirs seduces its readers by exaggerating and confusing Ninon's moral influence and her physical charm . Her " aventures galantes " last beyond all verisimilitude : she remained " si fraîche et si belle ...
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