Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe, The T&Fbestsellers20240612 Status Interaction during the Reign

Status Interaction during the Reign of Louis XIV addresses this challenge by investigating status interaction - in dress as in address

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Je-Ne-Sais-Quoi in Early Modern Europe, The T&Fbestsellers20240612 Status Interaction during the ReignWhat is the je ne sais quoi? How if at all can it be put into words? In addressing these questions, Richard Scholar offers the first full length study of the je ne sais quoi and its fortunes in early modern Europe. He describes the rise and fall of the expression as a noun and as a topic of debate, examines its cluster of meanings, and uncovers the scattered traces of its 'pre history'. The je ne sais quoi is often assumed to belong purely to the