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René Auguste Constantin De Renneville
René Auguste Constantin de Renneville (October 9, 1650 – March 13, 1723), was a French writer. He was born in Caen. Because of his Protestant principles, Renneville left France for the Netherlands in 1699. On his return three years later he was denounced as a spy and imprisoned in the Bastille, where he remained until 1713. During his imprisonment he wrote a series of poems on the margins of a copy of ''Auteurs déguisés'' (Paris, 1690), which he called ''Otia bastiliaca''. These were rediscovered by James Tregaskis in 1906. Renneville was freed through the intercession of Queen Anne, and made his way to England. There he wrote his ''Histoire de la Bastille'' published in 1715 (volume 1) and 1719 (volumes 1–4 with a new preface) in Amsterdam with Étienne Roger, a publisher who addressed the European market. The publication was dedicated to George I and appeared simultaneously in an abridged English and an illustrated German edition.The German edition is said to hav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1715 Constantin De Renneville Imprisoned
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