Steegmuller A Woman, A Man, and Two Kingdoms

The Story of Madame d'Épinay and Abbe Galiani
Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-6328-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: 1 - PDF Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, 300 Seiten

Reihe: Princeton Legacy Library

Pre-revolutionary Paris comes to life in this fascinating story surrounding the correspondence between two colorful and witty society figures: the French author Louise d'Épinay and the Italian priest-diplomat Ferdinando Galiani. Their friends included Voltaire, Diderot, Melchior Grimm, and the famous women of the salons, and their letters touched upon everything from social gossip to issues of education and politics. Francis Steegmuller's book is at once a unique history and a charming account of friendship sustained in a turbulent age.

Originally published in 1993.

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Autoren/Hrsg.

Steegmuller, Francis

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

FrontMatter, pg. i
CONTENTS, pg. vii
ILLUSTRATIONS, pg. ix
AUTHOR'S NOTE, pg. xi
Preface, pg. xiii
Part One. The Friends, pg. 1
Part Two. The Correspondence, pg. 127
Notes, pg. 247
Selected Bibliography, pg. 265
Index, pg. 271