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mémoire, subst. fém.
“Faculté comparable à un champ mental dans lequel les souvenirs, proches
ou lointains, sont enregistrés, conservés et restitués. Garder, recueillir,
retrouver qqc. dans sa mémoire; revenir à la mémoire. Sans la mémoire,
que serions-nous? Nous oublierions nos amitiés, nos amours, nos plaisirs,
nos affaires (CHATEAUBR., Mém., t.1, 1848, p.69)…”
--ATILF's Trésor de la
Langue Française informatisé (TLFi)
1. Introduction
This guide is selective and intended as a point of departure for your research in French 187. The sources listed will lead you to contextual materials, bibliographies and other online and print resources on the 18th century and on the themes of this course.
When your work requires more specific research strategies, please contact me as Widener's Liaison to the Department of Romance Languages and Literatures:
Mary Beth Clack
Research Librarian
Widener Library
mclack@fas.harvard.edu
phone 617-496-7465
