Valincour: The Limits of Honnetete

By Charles G.S. Williams

Jean-Baptiste Henri du Trousset de Valincour (1653-1730) was both government official and man of letters. In his governmental career, he occupied prominent posts in the household of le comte de Toulouse, son of Louis XIV and Admiral of France. As a man of letters he made his mark as the author of the first critical appraisal of Madame de Lafayette's masterpiece, La Princess de Cleves. He was a poet, literary critic, historian, and polemicist for the Church of France.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813207215
• ISBN13: 9780813207216
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: Catholic Univ of Amer Pr
• Length: 338 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.3" x 6.5"