French 376
Early Modern France
A collection of edited texts from the 17th and 18th centuries, transcribed and translated by students in French 376 in AU2020, with critical annotations and introductions.
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Texts
Ballet Ridicule des Nièces de Mazarin, ed. Ana Archer
Ballet Ridicule Des Nièces de Mazarin, ou Leur Théâtre Renversé En France
This is a translation into modern French of the mazarinade, "Ballet Ridicule Des Nièces De Mazarin Ou Leur Théâtre Renversé" that includes important historical annotations.
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Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme, Molière, ed. Madeline Legate
Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme
Translation of a comédie-ballet written by Molière that critiques social climbing and French classism, staring the absurd and pretentious bourgeois Monsieur Jourdain.
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L'esprit de la France, ed. Juliet Romano-Olsen
L’Esprit de la France et les Maximes de Louïs XIV – Découvertes à l’Europeà Cologne, chez Pierre Marteau
Transcription and translation of clandestine text from 1688 criticising King Louis XIV.
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A Monsieur de Broussel, Mazarinade, ed. Jacob Lucas
A Monsieur de Broussel, Conseiller du Roi au Parlement de Paris.
A Mazarinade focusing on M. Broussel and his good deeds to defend the French people from the evils of the regency.
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Lettre à Louis XIV, Fénelon, ed. Angela Jordan
Lettre de Fénélon à King Louis XIV
A transcription of the letter that Fénélon wrote to King Louis XIV.
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The Political Testament Of M. Jean-Baptiste Colbert, ed. Isobel Williamson
The Political Testament Of M. Jean-Baptiste Colbert
Colbert's Political Testament, examining his economic policy under Louis XIV.
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