The establishment of the Parisian salon as a distinctive form of sociability in the mid-seventeenth century was a result of the convergence of three elements: the consolidation of the absolute monarchy after the Fronde , the shift in emphasis from traditional noble values to honn�tet� , and the perception of the vital role of women in disseminating these values. Paradoxically, by accepting their role in sustaining honn�tet� , women limited, rather than fostered, their own advancement in society. The very ...
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The establishment of the Parisian salon as a distinctive form of sociability in the mid-seventeenth century was a result of the convergence of three elements: the consolidation of the absolute monarchy after the Fronde , the shift in emphasis from traditional noble values to honn�tet� , and the perception of the vital role of women in disseminating these values. Paradoxically, by accepting their role in sustaining honn�tet� , women limited, rather than fostered, their own advancement in society. The very existence of a salonni�re was founded upon the agreement that the only �public� role allowed for a woman was that of provider of propriety and good manners. The salon emerges as a niche in which society allowed her to function, on the assumption that she would not violate the biens�ance considered appropriate for her sex; thus, as an institution deeply rooted in the status quo. The standpoint taken by Parisian salon women in the eighteenth-century quarrels over the French and the Italian opera reflected this traditional salon philosophy.
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Publisher:
Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Published:
1999
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
18071507130
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