Gédéon Tallemant of Réaux - SpeedyLook encyclopedia

Life

Tallemant of Réaux was of a rich person family of bankers Huguenot E of the La Rochelle; the name of “of Réaux” comes from a small property which it had bought in 1650. Gone up very young person to Paris, it is sent to the age of approximately eighteen years in Italy with his brother Francois, Tallemant abbot. With his return to Paris, his/her father obtains the responsibility of advise to him with the Parliament with obtaining his diplomas in Civil law and gun. Hating its profession, it decides to seek another form of income by marrying his cousin Elisabeth of Rambouillet. His/her half-brother had married a D' Angennes which ensures its entries with the to him Hôtel of Rambouillet.

Not having any admiration for the king Louis XIII, the marchioness Catherine of Rambouillet made benefit curiosity from Tallemant of its stories which were of a real historical value on the reigns of Henri IV and of Louis XIII. The company of the Hôtel of Rambouillet was an observation field acute for its pitiless but never false remarks. In its Historiettes , it draws up portraits of writers such as Voiture, Guez de Balzac, Malherbe, Chapelain - Boisrobert, Conrart, Of the Bars, Gombauld, Scarron, Malherbe, the Fountain, Pascal, Marie de Gournay, Marie-Catherine de Villedieu, the abbot of Aubignac, Pierre Corneille, Georges de Scudéry, Madeleine de Scudéry, Madeleine de Sablé, Marie de Sévigné or Racan. He also speaks about political personalities like Richelieu, celebrities like the actor Mondory and of the courtesans with scandal like Marion Delorme, Ninon de Lenclos or Angélique Paulet.

The Historiettes are of a priceless value for the literary history of the 17th century. Published semi-clandestinely, this work remained in manuscript until its publication in 1834 - 6 caused, at best, incredulity and, in the worst case, indignation: it was not there the image which the 19th century wanted to have of the Great century. Nevertheless, of independent testimonys from now on established the exactitude of the substance of its reports/ratios.

Bound to Conrart, Tallemant of Réaux was also poet and, even if its current fame emanates from its Historiettes , it contributed, as such, with a Guirlande of Julie . Its work remained with the state of manuscript until its publication in 1834. Tallemant had also begun the drafting of Mémoires for the regency of Anne of Austria whose manuscript was not found.

The end of its personal life was marked by tearings related to the growing repression of Huguenots which was to end in the proclamation of the edict of Fontainebleau. In 1660, his wife converts with Catholicism before withdrawing herself in a convent. His/her daughter on the other hand will be expelled to have wanted to remain faithful to the confession. Tallemant itself abjures in 1684, a gesture which entirely was perhaps not satisfied, this one having been worth a pension of 2.000 books whereas he had suffered from considerable financial losses.

His/her brother, François Tallemant Elder the, was French Academy.

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