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Plaisir d'amour. " Plaisir d'amour " ( [plɛ.ziʁ da.muʁ], "Pleasure of love") is a classical French love song written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Égide Martini (1741–1816); it took its text from a poem by Jean-Pierre Claris de Florian (1755–1794), which appears in his novel Célestine . The song was greatly successful in Martini's version.
Édith Giovanna Gassion (19 December 1915 – 10 October 1963), known as Édith Piaf (French pronunciation: [edit pjaf]), was a French singer best known for performing songs in the cabaret and modern chanson genres. She is widely regarded as France's greatest popular singer and one of the most celebrated performers of the 20th century. [1] [2]
Women in society. The roles of women in France have changed throughout history. In 1944, French women obtained women's suffrage. As in other Western countries, the role of women underwent many social and legal changes in the 1960s and 1970s. French feminism, which has its origins in the French Revolution, has been quite influential in the 20th ...
e. Feminism in France is the history of feminist thought and movements in France. Feminism in France can be roughly divided into three waves: First-wave feminism from the French Revolution through the Third Republic which was concerned chiefly with suffrage and civic rights for women. Significant contributions came from revolutionary movements ...
Catherine Arley, pen name of Pierrette Pernot (1922–2016), novelist and actress. Marie Célestine Amélie d'Armaillé (1830–1918), writer, biographer and historian. Angélique Arnaud (1799–1884), novelist, essayist and feminist. Madeleine de l’Aubespine (1546–1596), poet, literary patron, and one of the earliest female erotic poets.
Pages in category "French women film directors" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 235 total. This list may not reflect recent changes.
The French in the title, along with "wish my French were good enough", is used as a refrain. It means "darling, I love you very much." When the song was written, "je vous aime" (using the respectful second person plural) was the normal way of saying "I love you" in French - until a threshold of intimacy had been reached, or in public
Marie de France. Marie de France ( fl. 1160–1215) was a poet, likely born in France, who lived in England during the late 12th century. She lived and wrote at an unknown court, but she and her work were almost certainly known at the royal court of King Henry II of England. Virtually nothing is known of her life; both her given name and its ...