Madame Du Deffand and her world

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Madame du Deffand (1696-1780) was a minor French aristocrat who, bored by her marriage, threw herself into scandalous relationships with leading noblemen, including the French Regent. She later re-invented herself as a highly successful salonniere, her salon being frequented by leading thinkers of the day. She also maintained very witty, perceptive correspondences with Voltaire (whose letters back are full expositions of his philosophy) and later with Horace Walpole with whom she fell deeply in…

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Title Statements

Full title :Madame Du Deffand and her world / Benedetta Craveri ; translated from the Italian and the French by Teresa Waugh.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:©1994

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):David R. Godine Publisher
Place of Publication:Boston
Language:eng
Publication Date:©1994

The Physical Object

Description:481 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:1567920012, 9781567920017
oclc:ocm31010708
LC Classification:PQ1981.D65
Dewey Decimal:B

1. Youth --- 2. Friendship without romance: the President Hénault --- 3. Sceaux --- 4. Madame Du Deffandʹs "Salon" --- 5. Illness --- 6. The return to Champrond --- 7. Paris gain --- 8. Madame Du Deffand and Julie de Lespinasse at Saint-Joseph --- 9. Friendhip with Voltaire --- 10. The romance: Horace and Walpole --- 11. Old age.

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Authors, French Authors, French -- Biography -- 18th ce… Biographies Courts and courtiers Du Deffand, Marie de Vichy Chamrond,, m… Écrivains français -- Biographies -- 18… Femmes -- Biographies. -- 18e siècle --… France France -- Biography. -- Court and court… France -- Court and courtiers -- 18th c… France -- Moeurs et coutumes -- 18e siè… France -- Social life and customs -- 18… History Manners and customs Women Women -- Biography. -- 18th century -- …