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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The story takes place in the span of the few hours taken up by the tour, from the time Mélite arrives at the maison (not specified, but likely sometime around noon or mid-day -- the description of the forecourt mentions fountains that abated the heat of the day) until the sun has set and dinner has passed.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The story takes place in the span of the few hours taken up by the tour, from the time Mélite arrives at the petite maison (not specified, [[note]]Not specified but likely sometime around noon or mid-day -- mid-day; the description of the property's forecourt mentions (the first stop on her tour) describes fountains that abated abate the heat of the day) day, ''"et où des eaux abondantes et pures tempèrent la chaleur du jour"''[[/note]] until the sun has set and dinner has passed.
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** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]/ {{Enforced}}: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. The fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for author de Bastide's own ideas regarding luxury interior home design. (The modern equivalent would be a novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or foyer. It doesn't hurt that the inclusion of such works by famous, well-regarded artists demonstrates the wealth and exquisite taste of the works' owner.) ''The Little House'' was written to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. By including references to painters and ceramicists and gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
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** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]/ {{Enforced}}: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. The fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for author de Bastide's own ideas regarding luxury interior home design. (The modern equivalent would be a novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' {{painters}}' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or foyer. It doesn't hurt that the inclusion of such works by famous, well-regarded artists demonstrates the wealth and exquisite taste of the works' owner.) ''The Little House'' was written to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. By including references to painters and ceramicists and gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
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** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]: Once night has fallen, Trémicour guides Mélite to the back garden for a spectacular concert and fireworks show. The narration mentions that he sought out the help of a famous set designer to illuminate the gardens with beautiful lanterns.
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** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]: Once night has fallen, Trémicour guides Mélite to the back garden for a spectacular concert and fireworks show. The narration mentions that he sought out the help of a famous Carle Ruggieri to design the fireworks (of the Ruggieri family, whose fireworks spectaculars had earned them appointments to the court of Louis XV) and Tremblin (a former set designer at the Paris Opera) to illuminate the gardens with beautiful lanterns.
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** PlayedStraight: Trémicour's luxurious furnishings and immaculate good taste win out over Mélite's hesitancy to respond to his romantic advances.
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. A fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for de Bastide's ideas regarding luxury interior home design -- it would be like a modern novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or bathroom. The work was meant to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. From painters and ceramicists to gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. A fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for de Bastide's ideas regarding luxury interior home design -- it would be like a modern novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or bathroom. The work was meant to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. From painters and ceramicists to gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
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** PlayedStraight: Trémicour's immaculate good taste and the luxurious furnishings and immaculate good taste of his love-nest win out over Mélite's hesitancy to respond to his romantic advances.
** [[JustifiedTropeJustified]]: Justified]]/ {{Enforced}}: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. A The fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for author de Bastide's own ideas regarding luxury interior home design -- it design. (The modern equivalent would be like a modern novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or bathroom. The work foyer. It doesn't hurt that the inclusion of such works by famous, well-regarded artists demonstrates the wealth and exquisite taste of the works' owner.) ''The Little House'' was meant written to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. From By including references to painters and ceramicists to and gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
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* TheCasanova: Trémicour is notorious for his sexual conquests, many of who were seduced at the very petite maison Mélite is convinced to visit.
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* TheCasanova: Trémicour is notorious for his sexual conquests, many of who whom were seduced at the very petite maison Mélite is convinced to visit.
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* PurpleProse: The nature of the text's effusive praise of the fine craftsmanship and finer collocation of Trémicour's furnishings and decor -- which mirrors Mélite's discovery and admiration of the beautiful setting.
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* PurpleProse: The nature of the text's effusive praise of the fine craftsmanship and finer collocation of Trémicour's furnishings and decor décor -- which mirrors Mélite's discovery and admiration of the beautiful setting.
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* TheTease: The very first sentence of the short story reads "Mélite took to the company of men with great ease, and only kindly souls and the best of friends did not consider her a flirt." [[labelnote:In the original French,]] "Mélite vivoit familièrement avec les hommes, et il n’y avoit que les bonnes gens, ou ses amis intimes, qui ne la soupçonnassent pas de galanterie." [[/labelnote]] And certainly Mélite enjoys the power she holds over Trémicour when it is she who dictates the pace of the tour, or when she can frustrate his advances -- but the de Bastide goes out of his way to remind the readers that her intentions are innocently coquettish, never malicious.
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* TheTease: The very first sentence of the short story reads "Mélite took to the company of men with great ease, and only kindly souls and the best of friends did not consider her a flirt." [[labelnote:In the original French,]] "Mélite vivoit familièrement avec les hommes, et il n’y avoit que les bonnes gens, ou ses amis intimes, qui ne la soupçonnassent pas de galanterie." [[/labelnote]] And certainly Mélite enjoys the power she holds over Trémicour when it is she who dictates the pace of the tour, or when she can frustrate his advances -- but the de Bastide goes out of his way to remind the readers that her intentions are innocently coquettish, never malicious.
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* TheTease: The very first sentence of the short story reads "Mélite took to the company of men with great ease, and only kindly souls and the best of friends did not consider her a flirt." [[labelnote:In the original French,]] "Mélite vivoit familièrement avec les hommes, et il n’y avoit que les bonnes gens, ou ses amis intimes, qui ne la soupçonnassent pas de galanterie." [[/labelnote]] And certainly Mélite enjoys the power she holds over Trémicour when it is she who dictates the pace of the tour, or when she can frustrate his advances -- but the de Bastide goes out of his way to remind the readers that her intentions are innocently coquettish, never malicious.
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* ExtremelyShortTimespan: The story takes place in the span of the few hours taken up by the tour, from the time Mélite arrives at the maison (not specified, but likely sometime around noon or mid-day -- the description of the forecourt mentions fountains that abated the heat of the day) until the sun has set and dinner has passed.
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[[caption-width-right:327: Mélite and Trémicour in the Gardens, Watercolor Preparation from the 1905 edition, artwork by Adolphe Lalauze]]
-> ''At last, the Marquis challenged Mélite to come to his little house, a "petite maison". She answered that she would come, and she would not fear him there, nor anywhere else. So they called it a wager and there she went, knowing not what a "petite maison" was, only the name. She did not realize that no other place in Paris or all of Europe was as charming and as artfully contrived for love. Let us follow her there, then we shall soon see how she fared with the Marquis.''
-->-- from the English translation by Rodolphe El-Khoury
First published in 1758 (with a revision published in 1763), ''La Petite Maison'' (translated: The Little House) is the work of French author and playwright [[Creator/JeanFrancoisDeBastide Jean-François de Bastide]]. The work is a short story that combines the genres of salacious romance and architectural treatise.
The plot details a private tour of the Marquis Trémicour's luxurious ''petite maison'' (literally translated this means "little house," but in the 1700's it was slang for a love-nest or a set of apartments kept for a mistress) provided to Mélite, the beautiful girl Trémicour has made it his mission to seduce. Mélite is virtuous but naïve, fully confident in her ability to resist Trémicour's flirtations. Trémicour is likewise convinced that his refined tastes and aesthetic sensitivity will convince the recalcitrant Mélite of his affections. Thus their battle begins, fought amidst the splendorous gardens and sumptuous furnishings of Trémicour's sensual personal retreat.
The full text of the original French publication [[https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Petite_Maison is available on Wikisource]].
Spoilers below are unmarked.
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!!Tropes Found in ''The Little House'' Include:
* TheCasanova: Trémicour is notorious for his sexual conquests, many of who were seduced at the very petite maison Mélite is convinced to visit.
* DistractedByTheLuxury: Played Straight, Exaggerated, and Justified.
** Played Straight: Trémicour's luxurious furnishings and immaculate good taste win out over Mélite's hesitancy to respond to his romantic advances.
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. A fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for de Bastide's ideas regarding luxury interior home design -- it would be like a modern novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or bathroom. The work was meant to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. From painters and ceramicists to gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
** [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]]: Mélite, herself no stranger to flirtation, willingly visits the petite maison with determination to resist Trémicour's heavy handed advances. The combined impression of the top-dollar artistry and Trémicour's taste overpower Mélite's chaste nature, so that by the end of the house tour she has fallen head over heels for the notoriously amorous Marquis -- having been convinced by his exquisite taste in interior design that he truly possesses the enlightened soul of an artist and that his passions for her must be genuine.
* GardenOfLove: Downplayed and Invoked.
** {{Downplayed}}: The first part of the tour winds through the manicured forecourt (front lawn) of Trémicour's property, where he keeps an impressive menagerie of exotic animals, farm creatures, and hunting dogs. The dairy, stables, and lawn are all designed in a charming pastoral style that hardly hints at the luxurious apartments within the maison. Mélite is so distracted by the delightful gardens (and more than happy to tease Trémicour) that she has to be cajoled away from the gardens to begin the house tour proper - not so much a garden of "love" as one of "flirtation."
** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]: Once night has fallen, Trémicour guides Mélite to the back garden for a spectacular concert and fireworks show. The narration mentions that he sought out the help of a famous set designer to illuminate the gardens with beautiful lanterns.
* PurpleProse: The nature of the text's effusive praise of the fine craftsmanship and finer collocation of Trémicour's furnishings and decor -- which mirrors Mélite's discovery and admiration of the beautiful setting.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: ZigZagged -- When Trémicour's pleas aren't able to soften Mélite resolve, he threatens to [[StopOrIShootMyself kill himself]] unless she yields to his amorous advances.
* SexyDiscretionShot: In the final passage, Mélite is said to have "lost the wager." The wager being that she could withstand the charms of Trémicour's petite maison... and by extension, Trémicour's sexual advances.
* StopOrIShootMyself: Overlaps with ScarpiaUltimatum -- Trémicour threatens to kill himself if Mélite refuses his advances.
* TheTease: The very first sentence of the short story reads "Mélite took to the company of men with great ease, and only kindly souls and the best of friends did not consider her a flirt." And certainly Mélite enjoys the power she holds over Trémicour when it is she who dictates the pace of the tour, or when she can frustrate his advances -- but her intentions innocently coquettish, never malicious.
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%%-> ''You told me your house would seduce me; I wagered it would not. If I now fall prey to its charms, am I unfaithful to our agreement?''
%%-->-- Mélite, teasing Marquis Trémicour
[[caption-width-right:327: Mélite and Trémicour in the Gardens, Watercolor Preparation from the 1905 edition, artwork by Adolphe Lalauze]]
-> ''At last, the Marquis challenged Mélite to come to his little house, a "petite maison". She answered that she would come, and she would not fear him there, nor anywhere else. So they called it a wager and there she went, knowing not what a "petite maison" was, only the name. She did not realize that no other place in Paris or all of Europe was as charming and as artfully contrived for love. Let us follow her there, then we shall soon see how she fared with the Marquis.''
-->-- from the English translation by Rodolphe El-Khoury
First published in 1758 (with a revision published in 1763), ''La Petite Maison'' (translated: The Little House) is the work of French author and playwright [[Creator/JeanFrancoisDeBastide Jean-François de Bastide]]. The work is a short story that combines the genres of salacious romance and architectural treatise.
The plot details a private tour of the Marquis Trémicour's luxurious ''petite maison'' (literally translated this means "little house," but in the 1700's it was slang for a love-nest or a set of apartments kept for a mistress) provided to Mélite, the beautiful girl Trémicour has made it his mission to seduce. Mélite is virtuous but naïve, fully confident in her ability to resist Trémicour's flirtations. Trémicour is likewise convinced that his refined tastes and aesthetic sensitivity will convince the recalcitrant Mélite of his affections. Thus their battle begins, fought amidst the splendorous gardens and sumptuous furnishings of Trémicour's sensual personal retreat.
The full text of the original French publication [[https://fr.wikisource.org/wiki/La_Petite_Maison is available on Wikisource]].
Spoilers below are unmarked.
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!!Tropes Found in ''The Little House'' Include:
* TheCasanova: Trémicour is notorious for his sexual conquests, many of who were seduced at the very petite maison Mélite is convinced to visit.
* DistractedByTheLuxury: Played Straight, Exaggerated, and Justified.
** Played Straight: Trémicour's luxurious furnishings and immaculate good taste win out over Mélite's hesitancy to respond to his romantic advances.
** [[JustifiedTrope Justified]]: The work was written to titillate and educate the reader in equal parts, and an introduction to the masters of high end design and décor was part of that package. A fictional petite maison decorated with the works of real artisans who were considered ''the best of the best'' in their field served as a guided tour for de Bastide's ideas regarding luxury interior home design -- it would be like a modern novel describing an apartment decorated with works by Picasso and Frida Kahlo, extoling the painters' mastery over color, form, and symbolism to beautify and enliven a living room or bathroom. The work was meant to guide readers towards their own appreciation for home design. From painters and ceramicists to gardeners and stage designers who were renowned throughout France, the story's praise for the work of real artists and the effect their work has on the fictional Mélite served as a model for how de Bastide believed interior decorating could capture and seduce the senses.
** [[ExaggeratedTrope Exaggerated]]: Mélite, herself no stranger to flirtation, willingly visits the petite maison with determination to resist Trémicour's heavy handed advances. The combined impression of the top-dollar artistry and Trémicour's taste overpower Mélite's chaste nature, so that by the end of the house tour she has fallen head over heels for the notoriously amorous Marquis -- having been convinced by his exquisite taste in interior design that he truly possesses the enlightened soul of an artist and that his passions for her must be genuine.
* GardenOfLove: Downplayed and Invoked.
** {{Downplayed}}: The first part of the tour winds through the manicured forecourt (front lawn) of Trémicour's property, where he keeps an impressive menagerie of exotic animals, farm creatures, and hunting dogs. The dairy, stables, and lawn are all designed in a charming pastoral style that hardly hints at the luxurious apartments within the maison. Mélite is so distracted by the delightful gardens (and more than happy to tease Trémicour) that she has to be cajoled away from the gardens to begin the house tour proper - not so much a garden of "love" as one of "flirtation."
** [[InvokedTrope Invoked]]: Once night has fallen, Trémicour guides Mélite to the back garden for a spectacular concert and fireworks show. The narration mentions that he sought out the help of a famous set designer to illuminate the gardens with beautiful lanterns.
* PurpleProse: The nature of the text's effusive praise of the fine craftsmanship and finer collocation of Trémicour's furnishings and decor -- which mirrors Mélite's discovery and admiration of the beautiful setting.
* ScarpiaUltimatum: ZigZagged -- When Trémicour's pleas aren't able to soften Mélite resolve, he threatens to [[StopOrIShootMyself kill himself]] unless she yields to his amorous advances.
* SexyDiscretionShot: In the final passage, Mélite is said to have "lost the wager." The wager being that she could withstand the charms of Trémicour's petite maison... and by extension, Trémicour's sexual advances.
* StopOrIShootMyself: Overlaps with ScarpiaUltimatum -- Trémicour threatens to kill himself if Mélite refuses his advances.
* TheTease: The very first sentence of the short story reads "Mélite took to the company of men with great ease, and only kindly souls and the best of friends did not consider her a flirt." And certainly Mélite enjoys the power she holds over Trémicour when it is she who dictates the pace of the tour, or when she can frustrate his advances -- but her intentions innocently coquettish, never malicious.
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%%-> ''You told me your house would seduce me; I wagered it would not. If I now fall prey to its charms, am I unfaithful to our agreement?''
%%-->-- Mélite, teasing Marquis Trémicour
