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- A libelle is a political pamphlet or book that libels a public figure. Libelles held particular significance in France under the Ancien Régime, especially during the eighteenth century, when the pamphlets' attacks on the monarchy became both more numerous and venomous.
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Sep 21, 2019 · Libelles were amateurish publications that ridiculed the French royal family, aristocrats and notable figures. They often utilised rumours of sexual depravity or impotence to attack their targets. The worst of this political pornography was focused on Marie Antoinette and her alleged misconduct.
A libelle is a political pamphlet or book that libels a public figure. [1] Libelles held particular significance in France under the Ancien Régime, especially during the eighteenth century, when the pamphlets' attacks on the monarchy became both more numerous and venomous.
A libelle is a political pamphlet or book that libels a public figure. Libelles held particular significance in France under the Ancien Régime, especially during the eighteenth century, when the pamphlets' attacks on the monarchy became both more numerous and venomous.
The 1789 libelle titled L’Autrichienne en Goguettes ou l’Orgie Royale (translated as ‘The Austrian Bitch and her Friends in the Royal Orgy’) focuses on Marie Antoinette. It implies that the Count of Artois (the king’s brother) is both her lover and the father of her children.
libellé translation in French - English Reverso dictionary, see also 'libelle, libeller, libellule', examples, definition, conjugation.
A libelle is a political pamphlet or book which slanders a public figure. Libelles held particular significance in France under the Ancien Régime, especially during the eighteenth century, when the pamphlets’ attacks on the monarchy became both more numerous and venomous.
This lecture discusses an investigation of the vast but unstudied literature of libel that appeared in the French book market during the eighteenth century. It concentrates on four interconnected libelles from 1771 to 1793, and combines an analysis of the genre with an account of a colony of French refugees in London.
