Jean-Jacques Bouchard (30 October 1606, in

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– 26 August 1641, in

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) was a French writer. He was the son of Jean Bouchard, Secretary of the King, and Claude Merceron, a relation of

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, from a recently ennobled family composed of judges.Emanuele Kanceff, "Introduction" of the ''Journal'' by Bouchard, Turin, Giappichelli, 1976, p. IX Bouchard was an author of

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and notably published ''Confessions''.

Main works

* ''La Conjuration du comte de Fiesque, traduite de l'italien du Sgr Mascardi par le Sr de Fontenay Sainte-Geneviève et dédiée à Monseigneur l'Éminentissime Cardinal Duc de Richelieu'', Paris, 1639 * ''Journal I Les confessions ; Voyage de Paris à Rome ; Le carnaval à Rome'', works by Jean-Jacques Bouchard, by Emanuele Kanceff, Turin, Giappichelli, 1976 * ''Journal II Voyage dans le royaume de Naples ; Voyage dans la campagne de Rome'', works by Jean-Jacques Bouchard, by Emanuele Kanceff, Turin, Giappichelli, 1977 * ''Confessions'', preceded by "Avez-vous lu Bouchard ?" by Patrick Mauriès, Paris, le Promeneur, 2003 ()

Bibliography

* René Pintard, ''Le Libertinage érudit dans la première moitié du XVIIe siècle'', Paris, Boivin, 1943, Slatkine reed., 2000

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Bouchard, Jean-Jacques 1606 births 1641 deaths Writers from Paris French erotica writers 17th-century French writers 17th-century French male writers