Femmes du 17e siecle (Fictions essais Horay) (French Edition), By: Cosnier, Colette

What is verve? To define it, dictionaries, such as the Grand Littre and the Petit Larousse, use a metaphor: heat of the imagination, they say ... the accuracy and the unexpected humor left him delighted in front of the open page. Since language has existed, verve has belonged only to those who are prized by the rage of words and of the verb. In short, all the great creators and virtuosos of language. But it does not appear only in printed works; some entrust it to their diaries, or sow it in happy formulas in conversation. The brightest (which are not always the best known) are gathered in this collection.