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... style . His own style . Influence on the eighteenth century 32 33 33 34 ŵ ‡ ‡ t w www 39 40 4I 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 72 74 CHAPTER IV THE DRAMA 1. The Stage and the Church X ...
... style . His own style . Influence on the eighteenth century 32 33 33 34 ŵ ‡ ‡ t w www 39 40 4I 42 43 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 72 74 CHAPTER IV THE DRAMA 1. The Stage and the Church X ...
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... style . His merits and his limitations . 119 121 122 123 124 126 127 His writings other than comedy 128 7. Dufresny His life and character Amusements sérieux et comiques His comedies Le Mariage fait et rompu L'Esprit de Contradiction ...
... style . His merits and his limitations . 119 121 122 123 124 126 127 His writings other than comedy 128 7. Dufresny His life and character Amusements sérieux et comiques His comedies Le Mariage fait et rompu L'Esprit de Contradiction ...
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... et Une Nuits . Pétis de La Croix and Les Mille et Un Jours 189 190 5. Anthony Hamilton His early years 191 His settlement in France 192 His verse . 193 Mémoires de Gramont Contes His prose style . 194 196 CONTENTS xiii.
... et Une Nuits . Pétis de La Croix and Les Mille et Un Jours 189 190 5. Anthony Hamilton His early years 191 His settlement in France 192 His verse . 193 Mémoires de Gramont Contes His prose style . 194 196 CONTENTS xiii.
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Mémoires de Gramont Contes His prose style . 194 196 198 CHAPTER VII MME DE MAINTENON AND THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS Her early life • Governess to Mme de Montespan's children Fall of Mme de Montespan · Marriage of Mme de Maintenon with ...
Mémoires de Gramont Contes His prose style . 194 196 198 CHAPTER VII MME DE MAINTENON AND THE EDUCATION OF GIRLS Her early life • Governess to Mme de Montespan's children Fall of Mme de Montespan · Marriage of Mme de Maintenon with ...
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... style 252 253 255 259 II Mme Guyon Fénelon and Mme Guyon Bossuet and Mme Guyon 260 261 263 Fénelon and Bossuet 265 Condemnation of Fénelon's book 267 Pure Love and Quietism . 268 III Fénelon at Cambrai . 270 Saint - Simon's portrait 271 ...
... style 252 253 255 259 II Mme Guyon Fénelon and Mme Guyon Bossuet and Mme Guyon 260 261 263 Fénelon and Bossuet 265 Condemnation of Fénelon's book 267 Pure Love and Quietism . 268 III Fénelon at Cambrai . 270 Saint - Simon's portrait 271 ...
Contents
CHAPTER I | 1 |
II | 4 |
The fermiers Economic and financial distress | 7 |
Projet dune Dime royale | 15 |
Daily life of Louis XIV | 19 |
The apartments of the queen and the royal family | 24 |
Amusements | 37 |
CHAPTER III | 45 |
45 | 245 |
Fénelons Fables | 252 |
17 | 257 |
His descriptive style | 259 |
Fénelon and Mme Guyon | 266 |
Visit of Bossuets secretary | 272 |
18 | 273 |
Lettre sur les occupations de lAcadémie | 278 |
La Bruyères character Publication of Les Caractères | 55 |
Revolutionary note Sympathy with the poor | 62 |
Condition of pulpit oratory in Paris | 67 |
Apology for the Christian Faith | 68 |
Influence on the eighteenth century | 74 |
The formation of the ComédieFrançaise | 76 |
Le Mercure galant Ésope à la Cour | 89 |
Conduct of the play | 98 |
Dancourt | 104 |
Traitants | 106 |
Samuel Bernard Turcaret | 112 |
Lesage and the Théâtre de la Foire | 118 |
His life | 124 |
Decline of lyrical poetry | 139 |
Le genre marotique | 145 |
La Fare and his poetry | 151 |
Cafés Rousseau and the Café Laurent | 154 |
CHAPTER VI | 160 |
His Memoirs | 162 |
Bayle and Courtilz Mme dAulnoy | 166 |
ŵ t w | 172 |
SaintSimons Memoirs His sources of information | 177 |
Voyage et Avantures de François Leguat | 178 |
Contes du temps passé | 184 |
Pétis de La Croix and Les Mille et Un Jours | 190 |
Mémoires de Gramont | 194 |
CHAPTER VII | 200 |
10 | 203 |
43 | 206 |
14 | 209 |
Correspondence with her brother | 212 |
With the Princesse des Ursins | 218 |
Mme de Maintenon considered as a letterwriter | 224 |
15 | 225 |
Mme de Maintenons work at SaintCyr | 232 |
Its success and influence | 238 |
16 | 241 |
Sermon Sur le Bonheur des Justes | 281 |
To Mme de Montbéron | 285 |
19 | 289 |
To the Chevalier Destouches | 291 |
Funeral orations | 298 |
20 | 305 |
The Petit Carême | 311 |
CHAPTER X | 317 |
21 | 321 |
The great age of Classicism | 323 |
22 | 337 |
First and second dialogues | 338 |
Review of the Quarrel | 346 |
Reaction from the more extreme views of the moderns | 352 |
23 | 353 |
His importance in the history of French thought | 359 |
Critique générale de lHistoire de Calvinisme | 366 |
24 | 369 |
Nouvelles de la République des Lettres | 372 |
Dismissal from his professorship | 379 |
25 | 385 |
His appeal to Faith How far sincere? | 391 |
His limitations His love of tolerance | 393 |
8b | 397 |
Dialogues des Morts | 399 |
Histoire des Oracles and De lOrigine des Fables | 409 |
His scientific studies The Académie des Sciences | 416 |
27 | 417 |
Fontenelles position and character | 422 |
His Projet de Paix and Discours sur la Polysynodie | 428 |
28 | 433 |
Extraordinary Voyages | 434 |
Memoirs | 440 |
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