Louis de Boissy
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Louis de Boissy (26 November 1694, Vic-sur-Cère - 19 April 1758, Paris) was a French writer. He was elected to seat 6 of the Académie française on 12 August 1754. He wrote satires and several comedies, of which the best[clarification needed] 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.
[edit] Works
His works were published[by whom?] 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)
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[edit] Footnotes
- ^ This site mentions sixty plays by Boissy. Not all were produced or published.
| Preceded by Philippe Néricault Destouches |
Seat 6 of the Académie française 1754-1758 |
Succeeded by Jean-Baptiste de La Curne de Sainte-Palaye |
