Madame du Deffand and Her World (First American Edition)

Craveri, Benedetta (author); Teresa Waugh (translation)

ISBN 10: 1567920012 / ISBN 13: 9781567920017

Edité par David R. Godine, Publisher, 1994

A propos de cet article

Boston, Godine, 1994. First American edition. Hardbound. Very Fine in a very fine jacket. A clean tight copy. Original publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($35.00). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Translated from the French and Italian by Teresa Waugh. Nonfiction-Sale.

N° de réf. du vendeur 5000-1

Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Madame du Deffand and Her World (First American Edition)
• Éditeur: David R. Godine, Publisher
• Date de parution: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1567920012
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781567920017
• Reliure: Hardcover
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: As New
• État de la jaquette: As New

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Synopsis

Book by Craveri Benedetta

Présentation de l'éditeur

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 love, much to his shock.