The Little Stories of Tallemant des Réaux, Volume Five

Tallemant des Réaux, 1619-1690Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

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635K words
Chapters
64

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Foreign Language Books World History Historical ReappraisalCourt AnecdotesSocial ObservationCharacter AnecdotesGroup BiographyComplex HumanityHumorous StyleSatirical StyleSeventeenth CenturyFrench Flavor

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971, and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today. Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux, tome cinquième by Tallemant des Réaux. Author: Tallemant des Réaux, 1619-1690. Language: French. Class: DC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: France, Andorra, Monaco. Release Date: Mar 12, 2014

Editor's review

This is the original French-language eBook of the fifth volume of Tallemant des Réaux's Les historiettes, published by Project Gutenberg. Written in anecdotal style, Les historiettes records the life of the seventeenth-century French court and high society, combining historical value with literary interest; this volume continues in that vein and will appeal to readers interested in French classical literature and the social world of the Ancien Régime. The electronic edition is easy to search and excerpt, making it suitable material for research or casual reading. Note that the text is in French and dates from the seventeenth century, so its language differs from modern French and is dense with allusions and names; readers without annotations may find it demanding. It is best read as a collection of notes to dip into rather than as a linear narrative.

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  1. Start with the table of contents and the opening note, then dip into figures or events that interest you.
  2. Keep a chronology of seventeenth-century French names and events on hand and refer to it as you read.
  3. Excerpt anecdotes by theme for future writing or research citations.

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Is this book a Chinese translation? No. This eBook is the original French text, marked as French, containing the original text of the fifth volume of Tallemant des Réaux's Les historiettes; it is intended for readers who can read French.
What background should I have before reading? It helps to have a basic knowledge of the seventeenth-century French court and high society and to be familiar with the main figures and events. The anecdotes often concern the relationships and amusing incidents of the people of the time, and comprehension suffers without that background, so read alongside a chronology or a related history book.
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About the author

Tallemant des Réaux, 1619-1690 Author

Tallemant des Réaux (1619–1690) was a French writer best known for his anecdotal collection, Les historiettes. The six-volume Les historiettes de Tallemant des Réaux is his main surviving work, consisting largely of anecdotes, character sketches, and intimate records of seventeenth-century French high society and literary circles. Lively and slightly satirical in tone, it blends historical value with literary interest. These short pieces are not systematic history but fragments heard and observed by the author; their vivid detail makes them a useful source for later study of the manners and literary life of the period. Public information is limited, and biographical details are largely uncertain, yet the collection reveals an observant, concise writer skilled in plain description and irony. The work is often regarded as part of the memoir and character-portrait tradition in French classical literature and is valuable for understanding seventeenth-century French society.