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By elevating the monarchy, Louis XIV hoped not only to increase its power but also to breed respect and awe, so that opposition to the royal will would savor of sacrilege, and be inhibited. To achieve this end, Louis XIV … Continue reading
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Tagged Duc de Saint-Simon, Francoise Marquise de Maintenon, Hyancinthe Rigaud, Jean Baptiste Racine, Jean Racine, Jean-Baptiste Lully, Louis Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Louis XIV Sun King, Marie-Adelaide Duchesse de Bourgogne, Moliere, Prince d'Orleans, Rigaud Louis XIV, Voltaire
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THERE GOES THE NEIGHBORHOOD
In Marcel Proust’s ”Remembrance of Things Past”, there is a strong sense of familiarity making the narrator lose the sense of ecstasy he felt when the Faubourg was out of reach; that impenetrable social enclave on the right bank of … Continue reading
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Tagged Dreyfus Affair, Faubourg Saint-Germain paris, French Literature, French Literature. Marcel Proust Remembrance of Things Past, Jean Beraud, Jean Beraut Art, Marcel Proust, Paris La Belle Epoque, Prince d'Orleans, Prince Troubetskoy, Remembrance of Things past
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