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Middle French (French: moyen français) is a historical division of the French language that covers the period from the mid-14th to the early 17th centuries. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] It is a period of transition during which:
Senegal, from the 1707 map of "Barbaria, Nigritia, and Guinea" by Guillaume de l'Isle.. The Compagnie du Sénégal (French for the "Senegal Company" or, more literally, the "Company of the Senegal") was a 17th-century French chartered company that administered the territories of Saint-Louis and Gorée island as part of French Senegal.
The Age of Louis XIV (Le Siècle de Louis XIV, also translated The Century of Louis XIV) is a historical work by the French historian, philosopher, and writer Voltaire, first published in 1751. [1] Through it, the French 17th century became identified with Louis XIV of France , who reigned from 1643 to 1715.
17th-century English translators (103 P) F. 17th-century French translators (51 P) G. 17th-century German translators (17 P) I. 17th-century Italian translators (16 P) W.
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Charles Perrault, 17th century author who represented the Modernes.. The Quarrel of the Ancients and the Moderns (French: Querelle des Anciens et des Modernes) was a debate about literary and artistic merit that expanded from the original debaters to the members of the Académie Française and the French literary community in the 17th century.
The movement was similar to the Italian marinism, Spanish culteranismo, and English euphuism. [ 1 ] The movement arose in the 17th century from the lively conversations and playful word games of les précieuses ( French pronunciation: [le pʁesjøz] ), the intellectual, witty and educated women who frequented the salon of Catherine de Vivonne ...
"Bring a Torch, Jeanette, Isabella" ("French: Un flambeau, Jeannette, Isabelle") is a Christmas carol which originated from the Provence region of France in the 17th century. The carol was first published in France, and was subsequently translated into English in the 18th century.