Project Gutenberg 2012-12-29 Public domain in the USA. 70 Raisson, Horace 1798 1854 Raison, Horace Raisson, H. (Horace) Raisson, Horace-Napoléon Raisson, Horace-Napoleon Code galant, ou, Art de Conter fleurette Produced by Clarity, Hans Pieterse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Code galant, ou, Art de Conter fleurette" by Horace Raisson is a treatise on the art of love and courtship written in the early 19th century. This work explores the intricacies of romance, the nature of love, and the essential skills needed to be charming and appealing to potential partners. It reflects a time when social etiquette and the delicate dance of courtship were paramount in romantic relationships. The opening of the book sets the tone by establishing the pivotal role of love in human life, suggesting that a person must love at least once, with the outcome of that first love heavily influencing overall happiness. Raisson introduces the concept of "conter fleurette," which refers to the art of sweet talk or flirtation, as a critical social skill. He recounts a touching anecdote from the youth of King Henri IV and his first love, Fleurette, to illustrate the purity and depth of early romantic feelings. This narrative serves as a backdrop for the author's exploration of love's nature, laying the foundation for subsequent discussions on its various aspects and manifestations. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41731/41731-h/images/cover.jpg fr Love Courtship HQ Text FR Séduction et libertinage Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Gender & Sexuality Studies Browsing: Fiction 180022 180026 2024-09-17T13:14:32.878803 2023-09-18T08:05:49.129355 text/html text/html 171933 2012-12-29T07:42:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 160318 2012-12-29T07:42:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 197767 2024-09-17T13:14:37.982819 application/epub+zip 197653 2024-09-17T13:14:34.131798 application/epub+zip 111081 2024-09-17T13:14:33.558814 application/epub+zip 270625 2024-09-17T13:14:40.979793 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249724 2024-09-17T13:14:37.418778 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159362 2022-09-19T06:07:59.427484 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 138129 137911 2024-09-17T13:14:32.298829 2023-09-18T08:05:48.612283 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 135276 2012-12-29T07:42:16 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 52357 2012-12-29T07:42:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 18985 2024-09-17T13:14:41.130766 application/rdf+xml 9682 2024-09-17T13:14:33.666797 image/jpeg 2246 2024-09-17T13:14:33.611808 image/jpeg 170231 2024-09-17T13:14:32.920817 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog