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Voltaire in love / Nancy Mitford ; introduction by Adam Gopnik

By:

Mitford, Nancy, , 1904-1973

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Publication details: New York, : New York Review of Books , 1957Description: 244 p. ; 21 cmSubject(s):

DDC classification:

92 VOL

LOC classification:

PQ2103.D7 M5 1957a

Summary: In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Châtelet commenced her romance with one François-Marie Arouet, a philosopher who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of high society." Her portrayals of the "scamp" philosopher, his mistress who was "excessive in everything," and their "irregular century" are delightful portraits in themselves and as a group, a fascinating fresco of the French Enlightenment.

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Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	92 VOL (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008070

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In 1733, the lovely, intelligent, and married Marquise du Châtelet commenced her romance with one François-Marie Arouet, a philosopher who had made a name for himself as "Voltaire." Mitford deftly and engagingly recounts their exemplary affair, whether in studious exile in the country, on the run from the censor, or in the "thoughtless circles of high society." Her portrayals of the "scamp" philosopher, his mistress who was "excessive in everything," and their "irregular century" are delightful portraits in themselves and as a group, a fascinating fresco of the French Enlightenment.

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