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This text traces the emergence of a post-absolutist culture in France across a range of works and genres including: Saint-Simon's memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency; Voltaire's first tragedy, Oedipe; Watteau's last great painting, L'Enseigne de Gersaint; and the plays of Marivaux.

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List of Illustrations Introduction 1. A Post-Absolutist Subject: Saint-Simon 2. "Le Poète Roy": Voltaire's Oedipe 3. The King's Insignia: Watteau, L'Enseigne de Gersaint 4. Love and Speculation: Marivaux 5. Drawing Kings: Casanova and Voltaire Conclusion Notes Index

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      Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
      Publication Date: 2/15/2000 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780226093116, 978-0226093116
      ISBN10: 0226093115
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      ELT & Literary Studies Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800 European history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This text traces the emergence of a post-absolutist culture in France across a range of works and genres including: Saint-Simon's memoirs of Louis XIV and the Regency; Voltaire's first tragedy, Oedipe; Watteau's last great painting, L'Enseigne de Gersaint; and the plays of Marivaux.

      Table of Contents
      List of Illustrations Introduction 1. A Post-Absolutist Subject: Saint-Simon 2. "Le Poète Roy": Voltaire's Oedipe 3. The King's Insignia: Watteau, L'Enseigne de Gersaint 4. Love and Speculation: Marivaux 5. Drawing Kings: Casanova and Voltaire Conclusion Notes Index

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