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100 1 _aMercier de Compiègne, Claude-François-Xavier,
_d1763-1800
245 1 0 _aÉloge du sein des femmes :
_bOuvrage curieux
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aWikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%89loge_du_sein_des_femmes
500 _aRelease date is 2006-06-17
508 _aProduced by Chuck Greif, Carlo Traverso and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr)
520 _a"Éloge du sein des femmes" by Claude-François-Xavier Mercier de Compiègne is a curious and light-hearted treatise written in the early 19th century. The work explores the aesthetic and cultural significance of women's breasts, both celebrating their beauty and examining societal norms regarding their visibility and accessibility. Through a playful tone and poetic references, the author delves into what he considers the virtues of this particular aspect of female beauty. The opening of the text introduces the reader to a historical context wherein discussions on human anatomy have taken on a charm and frivolity, linking them to previous works that delight in exploring the body. Mercier explains his intent to focus on women's breasts, drawing attention to their beauty and allure through poetic allusions and anecdotes from other authors. He touches upon societal attitudes towards exposure and touch while presenting a barrage of poetic imagery highlighting the aesthetic appreciation of women's bodies, suggesting that such topics have long captivated artists and poets alike. The author employs humor and clever observations, hinting at both admiration and the often humorous absurdity that surrounds discussions of physical attributes in a thoughtful yet ribald manner. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aBreast
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/18610
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