The Salon (Classic Reprint): A Study of French Society and Personalities in the Eighteenth Century - Couverture souple

Helen Clergue

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 133191938X ISBN 13 : 9781331919384

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Explore how Parisian salons propelled ideas, shaped culture, and connected minds in the 18th century.

This historical study brings to life the famed Parisian salons and the women who ran them, along with the artists, writers, and philosophers who filled their rooms. It traces how figures like Madame d’Epinay, Madame Geoffrin, Madame Du Deffand, and Julie de Lespinasse helped steer conversations on ethics, poetry, theater, and politics, and how these conversations mirrored broader shifts in society. The narrative weaves social history with vivid portraits, showing how a salon could influence taste, public opinion, and even the course of the Enlightenment.

What you’ll experience

Ideal for readers of history, biography, and cultural studies who want a grounded view of how salons shaped an era.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 133191938X
• ISBN 13: 9781331919384
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 420
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