Mercure Galant (English)

Japanese: 《Mercure Galant》(英語表記)MercureGalant
Mercure Galant (English)

…All of these were publications by 17th-century intellectuals to talk about their academic ambitions and share the results of their work with fellow enthusiasts. In 1772, a magazine for the “pleasure” of intellectuals, called Mercure Galant (later renamed Mercure de France in 1714), was launched. The writer Jean Donneau de Visé edited this magazine, which contained court news, anecdotes, and short poems, and within a few years similar magazines were established in Germany, England, and elsewhere. …

*Some of the terminology referenced in "Mercure Galant" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これらはいずれも,17世紀の知識人たちが学問への意欲を語り,その成果を同好の士に知らせようとするものだった。72年には知識人の〈たのしみ〉のための雑誌《メルキュール・ギャランMercure Galant》(のち1714年に《メルキュール・ド・フランスMercure de France》と改題)が創刊された。作家ジャン・ドノー・ド・ビセJean Donneau de Viséが法廷ニュースや小話や小詩片を編集したこの雑誌のあとを追って,数年のうちにドイツ,イギリスなどに同種の雑誌が続いた。…

※「《Mercure Galant》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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