Petit de Bachaumont
<br/>Introduction <br/> I. Bachaumont's early life <br/> 1. Family and birth <br/> 2. Influence of Le Nôtre <br/> 3. Some intellectual tendencies <br/> II. Three friends of Bachaumont <br/> 1. The <em>abbé</em> Prévost <br/> 2. The <...
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Voltaire Foundation
2017
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| Summary: | <br/>Introduction <br/> I. Bachaumont's early life <br/> 1. Family and birth <br/> 2. Influence of Le Nôtre <br/> 3. Some intellectual tendencies <br/> II. Three friends of Bachaumont <br/> 1. The <em>abbé</em> Prévost <br/> 2. The <em>abbé</em> Gédoyn <br/> 3. A Protégé - the marquis d'Eguilles <br/> III. Bachaumont's aesthetic pursuits <br/> 1. Painting and sculpture <br/> 2. Music <br/> 3. Architecture and <em>urbanisme</em> <br/> IV. The salon of Madame Doublet <br/> 1. Bachaumont and Madame Doublet <br/> 2. The Habitués <br/> 3. Character of the salon <br/> V. The <em>Nouvelles à la main</em> <br/> 1. Background <br/> 2. The Two <em>Registres</em> and their yield <br/> 3. Decline of the salon <br/> VI. The <em>Mémoires secrets</em> <br/> 1. Publication <br/> 2. Reception <br/> 3. The <em>Mémoires secrets</em> and the <em>parlements</em> <br/> Conclusion <br/> Works cited |
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