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The Women of the French Salons

by Amelia Gere Mason

Level C1 · AdvancedHistorical21 chapters
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Explore the vibrant world of French salons where women wield intellectual influence, shaping literature, manners, and society from the seventeenth to the nineteenth century. Discover the social evolution that forged the independent modern woman amid elegance and wit.

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21 chapters in all. The first chapter is free to read with no account.

02DETAILED CONTENTS
03CHAPTER I. SALONS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
04CHAPTER II. THE HOTEL DE RAMBOUILLET
05CHAPTER III. MADEMOISELLE DE SCUDERY AND THE SAMEDIS
06CHAPTER IV. LA GRANDE MADEMOISELLE
07CHAPTER V. A LITERARY SALON AT PORT ROYAL
08CHAPTER VI. MADAME DE SEVIGNE
09CHAPTER VII. MADAME DE LA FAYETTE
10CHAPTER VIII. SALONS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
11CHAPTER IX. AN ANTECHAMBER OF THE ACADEMIE FRANCAISE
12CHAPTER X. THE DUCHESSE DU MAINE

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