Project Gutenberg 2014-09-28 Public domain in the USA. 57 Des Roches, Catherine Fredonnoit, dame 1542 1587 Desroches, Catherine Fredonnoit, dame Fradonnet, Catherine, dame Des Roches Frandonnet, Catherine, dame Des Roches Fredonnoit, Catherine, dame Des Roches Roches, Catherine Fredonnoit, dame Des Pasquier, Etienne 1529 1615 Pasquier, Estienne Pasquier, Étienne Jouaust, D. (Damase) 1834 1893 Jouaust, Damase 20006005 La Puce de Mme Desroches Reading ease score: 70.9 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, 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) "La Puce de Mme Desroches" by Des Roches and Pasquier is a collection of poetic works written in the mid-19th century. This compilation gathers various poems inspired by a lighthearted incident involving a flea that interrupts a gathering of notable poets, highlighting the playful nature of literature during that period. Among the central characters are the learned figures of the time, notably the ladies of the Desroches family, who are depicted as patrons of poetry and beauty. The opening of the book sets a charming context, introducing the cultural scene of Poitiers in the 16th century, where the story unfolds during the Grand Days, a significant social and judicial event. As an amusing anecdote unfolds, the flea is observed on the lovely Catherine Desroches, leading to a poetic contest among the gathered poets to honor the creature. This lighthearted competition ignites a flurry of creative expressions, blending humor with admiration for both the flea and Catherine, providing a vivid glimpse into the playful camaraderie of poets who make light of their lofty pursuits through an unexpectedly trivial subject. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr French poetry -- 16th century PQ Text FR Poésie Browsing: History - European Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 156135 155941 2024-11-19T14:44:13.347061 2023-09-20T10:48:50.682462 text/html text/html 153753 2014-09-28T14:09:04 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 343130 2014-09-28T14:09:50 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 388568 2024-11-19T14:44:21.195022 application/epub+zip 386392 2024-11-19T14:44:15.420077 application/epub+zip 120288 2024-11-19T14:44:14.323053 application/epub+zip 442449 2024-11-19T14:44:24.324996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 349077 2024-11-19T14:44:19.689018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147286 2022-09-21T10:58:09.151429 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 117720 2024-10-19T15:34:09.451973 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 117909 2014-09-28T14:09:02 text/plain; charset=utf-8 45102 2014-09-28T14:09:50 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 117001 2014-09-28T14:09:34 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 44870 2014-09-28T14:09:50 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 22437 2024-11-19T14:44:24.477013 application/rdf+xml 9976 2024-11-19T14:44:14.424061 image/jpeg 2001 2024-11-19T14:44:14.372064 image/jpeg 356617 2024-11-19T14:44:13.415061 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