Louis de Boissy
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Louis de Boissy was a French writer. He was elected to seat 6 of the Académie française
on 12 August 1754. He wrote satire
s and several comedies, of which the best is Les Dehors trompeurs ou l'Homme du jour (The False Appearances, or the Man of the Moment), the “hit” of the 1740 season, with a cast including Quinault-Dufresne
and Jeanne Quinault
. Boissy had the concession to print the Mercure de France
. His son was Louis Michel de Boissy.
Académie française
L'Académie française , also called the French Academy, is the pre-eminent French learned body on matters pertaining to the French language. The Académie was officially established in 1635 by Cardinal Richelieu, the chief minister to King Louis XIII. Suppressed in 1793 during the French Revolution,...
on 12 August 1754. He wrote satire
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
s and several comedies, of which the best is Les Dehors trompeurs ou l'Homme du jour (The False Appearances, or the Man of the Moment), the “hit” of the 1740 season, with a cast including Quinault-Dufresne
Quinault-Dufresne
Abraham-Alexis Quinault, called Quinault-Dufresne, was a French actor, born in Verdun 9 September 1693, died in Paris 12 February 1767. He was a member of the Quinault family of actors....
and Jeanne Quinault
Jeanne Quinault
Jeanne Quinault , was a French actress, playwright and salon hostess....
. Boissy had the concession to print the Mercure de France
Mercure de France
The Mercure de France was originally a French gazette and literary magazine first published in the 17th century, but after several incarnations has evolved as a publisher, and is now part of the Éditions Gallimard publishing group....
. His son was Louis Michel de Boissy.
Works
His works were published in 9 volumes in-8 in Paris in 1766. They include:- L'Impatient (1724)
- Le Babillard (The Chatterbox, 1725) Text online
- Le Français à Londres (The Frenchman in London, 1727)
- L'Époux par supercherie (The Husband by Trickery, 1744)