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France (France) (search for this): chapter 17
who have been polished by the society of women. It was, to be sure, Fontenelle who said on another occasion that there were three things which he had always loved very much without knowing anything about them-music, poetry, and women; yet here he showed that he knew something of women, at least in their influence on men. As a member of the famous French Academy, the Forty immortals --on his election among whom he pleased himself with the thought that there were now only thirty-nine men in France who were wiser than himself-he had reason to recognize what women had done for French literature. The Academie itself, the chief literary association of the world, grew indirectly out of an association of women. When in 1600 the beautiful Catherine dea Pisani was married to the Marquis de Rambonillet, and changed the name of the great mansion which had borne her Italian mother's name to that of Hotel de Rambonillet, she there began a series of literary receptions which lasted half a centu
Hotel Rambonillet (search for this): chapter 17
om he pleased himself with the thought that there were now only thirty-nine men in France who were wiser than himself-he had reason to recognize what women had done for French literature. The Academie itself, the chief literary association of the world, grew indirectly out of an association of women. When in 1600 the beautiful Catherine dea Pisani was married to the Marquis de Rambonillet, and changed the name of the great mansion which had borne her Italian mother's name to that of Hotel de Rambonillet, she there began a series of literary receptions which lasted half a century, and have been the model of all such gatherings ever since. There Corneille read his tragedies before their public representation, and Bossuet preached there his first sermon. Out of the conversations at the Hotel de Rambouillet, in the desire to create something a little more solid, grew the meetings of literary men which Cardinal Richelieu organized into the French Academy. Though this was wholly a masc
J. B. Bossuet (search for this): chapter 17
association of the world, grew indirectly out of an association of women. When in 1600 the beautiful Catherine dea Pisani was married to the Marquis de Rambonillet, and changed the name of the great mansion which had borne her Italian mother's name to that of Hotel de Rambonillet, she there began a series of literary receptions which lasted half a century, and have been the model of all such gatherings ever since. There Corneille read his tragedies before their public representation, and Bossuet preached there his first sermon. Out of the conversations at the Hotel de Rambouillet, in the desire to create something a little more solid, grew the meetings of literary men which Cardinal Richelieu organized into the French Academy. Though this was wholly a masculine body, its first prize was awarded to an essay by a woman, Mademoiselle De Scudery, and its great work, the French Dictionary, was initiated by a literary body of some eight hundred ladies, known as the Precieuses, and afte
J. B. Moliere (search for this): chapter 17
first sermon. Out of the conversations at the Hotel de Rambouillet, in the desire to create something a little more solid, grew the meetings of literary men which Cardinal Richelieu organized into the French Academy. Though this was wholly a masculine body, its first prize was awarded to an essay by a woman, Mademoiselle De Scudery, and its great work, the French Dictionary, was initiated by a literary body of some eight hundred ladies, known as the Precieuses, and afterwards satirized by Moliere. They had two aims — to drive out indelicate expressions, in which for a time they succeeded, and to reform French spelling so that words should be spelled as they were pronounced. At one of their literary meetings Madame Leroi told M. Leclerc, then secretary of the Academy, that all French spelling needed to be simplified, and he accordingly took a pen, while the ladies proceeded to make out a long list of words, which is still preserved, anticipating the very changes that at last, under
Mademoiselle De Scudery (search for this): chapter 17
lf a century, and have been the model of all such gatherings ever since. There Corneille read his tragedies before their public representation, and Bossuet preached there his first sermon. Out of the conversations at the Hotel de Rambouillet, in the desire to create something a little more solid, grew the meetings of literary men which Cardinal Richelieu organized into the French Academy. Though this was wholly a masculine body, its first prize was awarded to an essay by a woman, Mademoiselle De Scudery, and its great work, the French Dictionary, was initiated by a literary body of some eight hundred ladies, known as the Precieuses, and afterwards satirized by Moliere. They had two aims — to drive out indelicate expressions, in which for a time they succeeded, and to reform French spelling so that words should be spelled as they were pronounced. At one of their literary meetings Madame Leroi told M. Leclerc, then secretary of the Academy, that all French spelling needed to be sim
Pierre Corneille (search for this): chapter 17
one for French literature. The Academie itself, the chief literary association of the world, grew indirectly out of an association of women. When in 1600 the beautiful Catherine dea Pisani was married to the Marquis de Rambonillet, and changed the name of the great mansion which had borne her Italian mother's name to that of Hotel de Rambonillet, she there began a series of literary receptions which lasted half a century, and have been the model of all such gatherings ever since. There Corneille read his tragedies before their public representation, and Bossuet preached there his first sermon. Out of the conversations at the Hotel de Rambouillet, in the desire to create something a little more solid, grew the meetings of literary men which Cardinal Richelieu organized into the French Academy. Though this was wholly a masculine body, its first prize was awarded to an essay by a woman, Mademoiselle De Scudery, and its great work, the French Dictionary, was initiated by a literary
Mary Astell (search for this): chapter 17
hich was applauded in my Commencement oration on leaving Harvard College was contributed by my elder sister. Perhaps if all college boys made similar confessions, we should get some additional light as to the influence of women on style. Nor is it altogether a disadvantage to literature, I suspect, that women have been kept out of academic education while it was narrow and pedantic, and are now being admitted to it after it has become more truly liberal. An extremely clever woman, Mrs. Mary Astell, who wrote A Defense of the female sex nearly two centuries ago (1697) in England, puts this point in a very lively way. I have often thought, she says, that the not teaching Women Latin and Greek was an advantage to then, if it were rightly consider'd, and might be improv'd to a great length. For Girles after they can Read and Write (if they be of any Fashion) are taught such things as take not up their whole time, and not being suffer'd to move about at liberty as Boys, are furnish'd
M. Leclerc (search for this): chapter 17
masculine body, its first prize was awarded to an essay by a woman, Mademoiselle De Scudery, and its great work, the French Dictionary, was initiated by a literary body of some eight hundred ladies, known as the Precieuses, and afterwards satirized by Moliere. They had two aims — to drive out indelicate expressions, in which for a time they succeeded, and to reform French spelling so that words should be spelled as they were pronounced. At one of their literary meetings Madame Leroi told M. Leclerc, then secretary of the Academy, that all French spelling needed to be simplified, and he accordingly took a pen, while the ladies proceeded to make out a long list of words, which is still preserved, anticipating the very changes that at last, under Voltaire, came to be generally accepted, and determined the modern French orthography. Alas! English spelling still awaits the eight hundred women who shall bring it back to common-sense. Since Fontenelle's day women have begun to show what
F. M. A. Voltaire (search for this): chapter 17
They had two aims — to drive out indelicate expressions, in which for a time they succeeded, and to reform French spelling so that words should be spelled as they were pronounced. At one of their literary meetings Madame Leroi told M. Leclerc, then secretary of the Academy, that all French spelling needed to be simplified, and he accordingly took a pen, while the ladies proceeded to make out a long list of words, which is still preserved, anticipating the very changes that at last, under Voltaire, came to be generally accepted, and determined the modern French orthography. Alas! English spelling still awaits the eight hundred women who shall bring it back to common-sense. Since Fontenelle's day women have begun to show what they could do personally in the way of literary style, besides acting through men. With George Sand and George Eliot to represent their sex, it is clear that woman's contribution is now direct as well as indirect. With the advance of higher education and the
Leroi (search for this): chapter 17
his was wholly a masculine body, its first prize was awarded to an essay by a woman, Mademoiselle De Scudery, and its great work, the French Dictionary, was initiated by a literary body of some eight hundred ladies, known as the Precieuses, and afterwards satirized by Moliere. They had two aims — to drive out indelicate expressions, in which for a time they succeeded, and to reform French spelling so that words should be spelled as they were pronounced. At one of their literary meetings Madame Leroi told M. Leclerc, then secretary of the Academy, that all French spelling needed to be simplified, and he accordingly took a pen, while the ladies proceeded to make out a long list of words, which is still preserved, anticipating the very changes that at last, under Voltaire, came to be generally accepted, and determined the modern French orthography. Alas! English spelling still awaits the eight hundred women who shall bring it back to common-sense. Since Fontenelle's day women have b
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