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The Perraults : a family of letters in early modern France /

This book shows how the family strategy of the Perraults interacted with their literary and scientific projects, leading to a revision of our image of the major cultural institutions of the seventeenth century.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rabinovitch, Oded (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, [2018]
Subjects:
Perreault family.
Perrault, Charles, > 1628-1703.
Perrault, Claude, > 1613-1688.
Perrault, P. > (Pierre), > 1611-1680.
France > Intellectual life > 17th century.
France > Civilization > 17th century.
Families > France > History > 17th century.
Social networks > France > History > 17th century.
Description
Summary:This book shows how the family strategy of the Perraults interacted with their literary and scientific projects, leading to a revision of our image of the major cultural institutions of the seventeenth century.
Physical Description:xvi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781501729423
150172942X