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An edition of Madame du Deffand and Her World (1982)

Madame Du Deffand and her world

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Biography of Marie Anne de Vichy-Chamrond, Madame du Deffand.
Madame du Deffand, a popular and influential Parisian salon hostess, was widely respected for her keen wit and intellect, and she was a prolific correspondent with a number of notable thought & literary figures of her time. Her letters to people such as Voltaire, Montesquieu, Fontenelle were published after her death by close friend Horace Walpole.
Author Benedetta Craveri, a professor of French literature, originally published the biography in Italian as "Madame du Deffand e il suo mondo" in 1982. She won awards for the work in Italy & France - this U.S. edition & English translation was published a little over a decade later in 1994.

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P. Halban
Language
English
Pages
481

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Subjects

Authors, French, Biography, Court and courtiers, French Authors, History, Social life and customs, Parisian Salons, French Salons, French Society Hostess, Voltaire, Horace Walpole, Authors, biography, France, court and courtiers, France, social life and customs, France, history, 18th century, New York Times reviewed

People

Marie de Vichy-Chamrond, Madame du Deffand (1696 or 1697-1780)

Places

Burgundy, France, Paris, Saône-et-Loire

Times

18th century

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November 2002, Peter Halban Publishers Ltd
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Madame Du Deffand and her world
1994, David R. Godine
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1994, P. Halban
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Madame Du Deffand e il suo mondo
1982, Adelphi
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 393-394).

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Dewey Decimal Class
848/.509, B
Library of Congress
PQ1981.D65 C713 1994b

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481 p. :
Number of pages
481

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OL1496868M
ISBN 10
1870015517
LCCN
93172564
OCLC/WorldCat
32358545
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3770645

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