Her father, Tanneguy Le Fèvre
, was a humanist scholar who at the time of her birth was secretary to the governor of Langres. From 1651 to October 1670 he taught at the Protestant academy...
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Anne Dacier
She did not adopt, however, her father's concept of Sappho. She says that she will defend Sappho's reputation against her detractors, and does so by a version of the great poet which is quite different...
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Anne Dacier
The Dauphin (later, after his son joined the queue for the succession, the grand Dauphin) was Louis of France (1661-1711). The history of Rome by Florus is condensed but vainglorious. AD
identified herself on this...
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Anne Dacier
Its preface includes AD
's grateful celebration of her father
for providing her with a learned education in spite of her gender.
