Histoire amoureuse des Gaules; suivie des Romans historico-satiriques du XVIIe…
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"Histoire amoureuse des Gaules; suivie des Romans historico-satiriques du XVIIe…" by Roger de Bussy-Rabutin is a satirical roman à clef published in 1665. This scandalous work chronicles the romantic intrigues and scandals of Louis XIV's court, thinly disguising real aristocrats under pseudonyms. Written privately to entertain his mistress and friends, the manuscript was secretly copied and published against the author's wishes. The revelations—mocking the young king's love affairs and exposing courtly misdeeds—led
to Bussy-Rabutin's arrest, imprisonment in the Bastille, and permanent exile from court. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Bussy, Roger de Rabutin, comte de, 1618-1693 |
|---|---|
| Contributor | Livet, Charles-Louis, 1828-1897 |
| Editor | Boiteau d'Ambly, Paul, 1830-1886 |
| Title | Histoire amoureuse des Gaules; suivie des Romans historico-satiriques du XVIIe siècle, Tome II |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histoire_amoureuse_des_Gaules |
| Credits |
Produced by Sébastien Blondeel, Carlo Traverso, Rénald Lévesque and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica). |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 68.5 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | French |
| LoC Class | DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco |
| LoC Class | PQ: Language and Literatures: Romance literatures: French, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese |
| Subject | France -- Court and courtiers |
| Subject | Erotic literature |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28789 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-28789-8 |
| Release Date | May 13, 2009 |
| Last Update | Feb 12, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 204 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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