Le Vice puni ou Cartouche. Poème - Grandval, Nicolas Racot de 1676-1753 (Amsterdam De Ruyter, 1738)
'Le Père Grandval' (1676-1753) was both a harpsichordist, composer and playwright.
Grandval's Le Vice puni, ou Cartouche (1725) is a comical heroic poem, full of literary reminiscences, sprinkled with argotisms and supplemented by a dictionary of French slang. This work examines this usage of jargon, identifies its sources and assesses its authenticity.
Originally published in 1725
Ex libris Christian Hammer (plate)
Keywords: 18th Century (1701-1800); Poetry; Moral education; France; zingen; dansen (=fretiller)