Tag Archives: D’Alembert

liberation: french identity on the short leash

Posted on September 2, 2012 by Dave

The liberation of Mme de Tencin. From convent to court, from bank to boudoir, she was always prone to argue. It was the end of the Louis XIV reign, a hey-day of cynical license that characterized the Regency period that … Continue reading →

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tencin: stockjobbing the abbe and others

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Dave

It was the Regency period in France, beginning in 1715 and was a hey-day of cynical license in the last legs of the aged Louis XIV. And Mme Alexandrine de Tencin found no lack of companions. Her vows from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Abbe Dubois, Abbe Raynal, Abbe Tencin, Chevalier Destouches, D'Alembert, Denis Diderot, francois boucher paintings, Guillaume Thomas Francois abbe Raynal, Jean-Honore Fragonard, John Law, John Law The Mississippi Bubble, Lord Bolingbroke, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Prior, Philippe d'Orleans | Leave a comment

arguing from bank to boudoir

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Dave

Powerful advocates brought Alexandrine’s pleas to the ear of the pope, and in November 1712, her vows were formally annulled. It was the liberation of Mme de Tencin. From convent to court, and from bank to boudoir, she was always … Continue reading →

Posted in Feature Article, Ideas/Opinion | Tagged Abbe Dubois, Abbe Raynal, Chevalier Destouches, Claudine Alexandrine Guerin de Tencin, Claudine de Tencin, D'Alembert, Denis Diderot, Jean Le Rond, Lord Bolingbroke, Louis XIV, Madame Pickwick, madame pickwick art blog, Matthew Prior, Maurice Quentin de La Tour, Mme de Ferriol, Mme de Tencin, Philippe d'Orleans | Leave a comment

madame de tencin: liberation of null and void

Posted on August 30, 2012 by Dave

A rockin’ nun. The liberation of Mme de Tencin. From convent to court, from bank to boudoir, she was always prone to argue. It was the beginning of the eighteenth-century and the rays of light were starting to shine through … Continue reading →