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La lettre, souvent minoree par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur litteraire et so... more La lettre, souvent minoree par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur litteraire et social pour ses contemporains, ainsi qu’un document de premier ordre pour les chercheurs en litterature et sociohistoire. Cet article analyse le role de la correspondance mondaine dans la sociabilite et la litterature du XVIIe siecle.

Quêtes littéraires

This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gal... more This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gallant letters of Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681) and Antoine Godeau (1605 -1672), circulating in the Parisian salon L’Hôtel de Rambouillet. Firstly, we look at the hybridity of the letter form an sich, within the context of salon sociability and early gallantry. Secondly, we study the multiplicity of both the authorial voice and the audience of the gallant letter. Thirdly, we highlight the intriguing exchange between genres within the gallant letter, as well as their confrontation and, finally, cross-fertilisation. This tripartite case study substantiates our conviction that literary hybridity functions as an intriguing indicator and catalyst of literary evolution and creation.

Histoire et littérature de l'Europe du Nord-Ouest, 2015

Quêtes littéraires

This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gal... more This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gallant letters of Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681) and Antoine Godeau (1605 -1672), circulating in the Parisian salon L’Hôtel de Rambouillet. Firstly, we look at the hybridity of the letter form an sich, within the context of salon sociability and early gallantry. Secondly, we study the multiplicity of both the authorial voice and the audience of the gallant letter. Thirdly, we highlight the intriguing exchange between genres within the gallant letter, as well as their confrontation and, finally, cross-fertilisation. This tripartite case study substantiates our conviction that literary hybridity functions as an intriguing indicator and catalyst of literary evolution and creation.

This article discusses the metaphoric use of light in the gallant letters circulating in the earl... more This article discusses the metaphoric use of light in the gallant letters circulating in the early 17th century Parisian salon “Hôtel de Rambouillet” (1608-1665). At that time, writers predominantly characterised women as obscure creatures with bad intentions. Representing women as beacons of light, thus introducing what one could call the notion of the luminous woman, Vincent Voiture and other gallant writers playfully ridiculed this traditional perception. The shift in the metaphorical use of light gives a vivid impression of the aesthetics of the uncharted genre of the gallant letter. Furthermore, it reveals the societal and literary tendencies of the 17th century. People started to put religious beliefs to the test and to think and write differently about love. It was the start of the pathway towards a different perception of women as human beings rather than obscure creatures, different yet complementary to men.

This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th -century ga... more This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in
the 17th
-century gallant letters of Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681)
and Antoine Godeau (1605 -1672), circulating in the Parisian salon L’Hôtel de Rambouillet.
Firstly, we look at the hybridity of the letter form an sich, within the context of salon
sociability and early gallantry. Secondly, we study the multiplicity of both the authorial voice
and the audience of the gallant letter. Thirdly, we highlight the intriguing exchange between
genres within the gallant letter, as well as their confrontation and, finally, cross-fertilisation.
This tripartite case study substantiates our conviction that literary hybridity functions as an
intriguing indicator and catalyst of literary evolution and creation.

Cet article se concentre sur les manifestations d’hybridité littéraire dans la correspondance gal... more Cet article se concentre sur les manifestations d’hybridité littéraire dans la correspondance galante de la première moitié du XVIIe siècle produite au sein du salon mondain l’Hôtel de Rambouillet (1608-1661). Nous regarderons plus spécifiquement les hybridités identitaire, générique et dialogique dans les lettres galantes d’entre autres Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681) et Antoine Godeau (1605-1672). Ce cas d’étude tripartite pointe l’hybridité littéraire comme témoin et catalyseur des évolutions dans le champ littéraire de l’époque.

La lettre, souvent minorée par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur littéraire et so... more La lettre, souvent minorée par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur littéraire et social pour ses contemporains, ainsi qu’un document de premier ordre pour les chercheurs en littérature et sociohistoire. Cet article analyse le rôle de la correspondance mondaine dans la sociabilité et la littérature du XVIIe siècle.

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La lettre, souvent minoree par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur litteraire et so... more La lettre, souvent minoree par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur litteraire et social pour ses contemporains, ainsi qu’un document de premier ordre pour les chercheurs en litterature et sociohistoire. Cet article analyse le role de la correspondance mondaine dans la sociabilite et la litterature du XVIIe siecle.

Quêtes littéraires

This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gal... more This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gallant letters of Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681) and Antoine Godeau (1605 -1672), circulating in the Parisian salon L’Hôtel de Rambouillet. Firstly, we look at the hybridity of the letter form an sich, within the context of salon sociability and early gallantry. Secondly, we study the multiplicity of both the authorial voice and the audience of the gallant letter. Thirdly, we highlight the intriguing exchange between genres within the gallant letter, as well as their confrontation and, finally, cross-fertilisation. This tripartite case study substantiates our conviction that literary hybridity functions as an intriguing indicator and catalyst of literary evolution and creation.

Histoire et littérature de l'Europe du Nord-Ouest, 2015

Quêtes littéraires

This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gal... more This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th-century gallant letters of Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681) and Antoine Godeau (1605 -1672), circulating in the Parisian salon L’Hôtel de Rambouillet. Firstly, we look at the hybridity of the letter form an sich, within the context of salon sociability and early gallantry. Secondly, we study the multiplicity of both the authorial voice and the audience of the gallant letter. Thirdly, we highlight the intriguing exchange between genres within the gallant letter, as well as their confrontation and, finally, cross-fertilisation. This tripartite case study substantiates our conviction that literary hybridity functions as an intriguing indicator and catalyst of literary evolution and creation.

This article discusses the metaphoric use of light in the gallant letters circulating in the earl... more This article discusses the metaphoric use of light in the gallant letters circulating in the early 17th century Parisian salon “Hôtel de Rambouillet” (1608-1665). At that time, writers predominantly characterised women as obscure creatures with bad intentions. Representing women as beacons of light, thus introducing what one could call the notion of the luminous woman, Vincent Voiture and other gallant writers playfully ridiculed this traditional perception. The shift in the metaphorical use of light gives a vivid impression of the aesthetics of the uncharted genre of the gallant letter. Furthermore, it reveals the societal and literary tendencies of the 17th century. People started to put religious beliefs to the test and to think and write differently about love. It was the start of the pathway towards a different perception of women as human beings rather than obscure creatures, different yet complementary to men.

This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in the 17th -century ga... more This essay concentrates on early modern expressions of literary hybridity in
the 17th
-century gallant letters of Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681)
and Antoine Godeau (1605 -1672), circulating in the Parisian salon L’Hôtel de Rambouillet.
Firstly, we look at the hybridity of the letter form an sich, within the context of salon
sociability and early gallantry. Secondly, we study the multiplicity of both the authorial voice
and the audience of the gallant letter. Thirdly, we highlight the intriguing exchange between
genres within the gallant letter, as well as their confrontation and, finally, cross-fertilisation.
This tripartite case study substantiates our conviction that literary hybridity functions as an
intriguing indicator and catalyst of literary evolution and creation.

Cet article se concentre sur les manifestations d’hybridité littéraire dans la correspondance gal... more Cet article se concentre sur les manifestations d’hybridité littéraire dans la correspondance galante de la première moitié du XVIIe siècle produite au sein du salon mondain l’Hôtel de Rambouillet (1608-1661). Nous regarderons plus spécifiquement les hybridités identitaire, générique et dialogique dans les lettres galantes d’entre autres Vincent Voiture (1597-1648), Charles Cotin (1604-1681) et Antoine Godeau (1605-1672). Ce cas d’étude tripartite pointe l’hybridité littéraire comme témoin et catalyseur des évolutions dans le champ littéraire de l’époque.

La lettre, souvent minorée par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur littéraire et so... more La lettre, souvent minorée par la critique, peut constituer un important vecteur littéraire et social pour ses contemporains, ainsi qu’un document de premier ordre pour les chercheurs en littérature et sociohistoire. Cet article analyse le rôle de la correspondance mondaine dans la sociabilité et la littérature du XVIIe siècle.