Louise-Geneviève Gillot de Saintonge
French writer and librettist
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| Intro | French writer and librettist | |
| Places | France | |
| is | Writer Librettist Playwright | |
| Work field | Film, TV, Stage & Radio Literature Music | |
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| Death | 24 March 1718 |
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Biography
Louise-Geneviève de Saintonge, née Gillot de Beaucourt, (1650 – 24 March 1718) was a French femme de lettres and librettist.
The daughter of Gillot de Beaucourt and Geneviève de Gomez de Vasconcelle, a novelist and playwright, Louise-Geneviève Gillot married M. de Sainctonge or Saintonge, a lawyer.
Works
- Poésies galantes J. Guignard, Paris, in-12. 1696
- Poésies diverses de Mme de Sainctonge, 2nd edition A. de Fay, Dijon 1714
- Histoire secrète de dom Antoine, roi de Portugal, J. Guignard, Paris 1696
- La Diane de Montemayor, ou Avantures secrètes de plusieurs Grands d'Espagne, avec l'Heureux larcin, la Princesse des Isles inconnues, et l'Amant ingénieux, contes. Ensemble, l'Origine des contes, ou le Triomphe de la folie sur le bon goût. P. Prault, Paris 1733
- Didon, tragedy lyrique with music by Desmarest, impr. de C. Ballard, Paris 1693 Read online on Gallica
- Circé, tragédie en musique presented by the Académie royale de musique ; music by Henry Desmarets, 1694 by A. Schelte (in Amsterdam according to the copy printed in Paris), 1695 Read online on Gallica