Pelisson
Family: Epicureans · Role: poet · First appears: Chapter 4
Pelisson is an Epicurean poet whose circle includes Fouquet, La Fontaine, Loret, and Moliere, meeting at Saint-Mande. In chapter 4, Aramis reveals that Fouquet’s poets will be put into royal uniform and enrolled in a regiment: “Well, we are going to put our poets in uniform, and enroll them in a regiment for the king.” In chapter 6, Aramis distributes Fouquet’s invitations to the writers; Pelisson is described as a friend of La Fontaine, though he has insulted him, and Moliere urges La Fontaine not to leave the offense unpunished. Pelisson also made the illustrious nymph of Vaux converse with La Fontaine.
By chapter 19, Fouquet counts Pelisson among the friends who make him feel he cannot become poor. When Fouquet is ruined and surrounded by powerful enemies in chapter 35, Pelisson supports Madame Fouquet after she faints as Fouquet prepares to leave for Nantes. At Nantes in chapter 40, he is mentioned alongside Madame de Belliere while Fouquet’s carriage travels toward Angers. In chapter 54, Pelisson speaks to Louis XIV on behalf of Madame Fouquet, asking permission for Fouquet’s old friends to lend her two thousand pistoles “in order that the widow may not stand in need of the necessaries of life.”
Relationship record
Life events
- Aramis reveals that Fouquet’s Epicurean poets will be uniformed and enrolled in a regiment for the king.(Chapter4 · 📍 Saint-Mande)
- Aramis distributes Fouquet’s invitations to the assembled writers.(Chapter6 · 📍 Saint-Mande)
- With: Aramis Fouquet Moliere La Fontaine Loret
- “Aramis distributed the notes of invitation, and thanked them in the name of M. Fouquet.”
- Fouquet reveals that he is financially ruined and surrounded by powerful enemies.(Chapter35)
- With: Fouquet
- “I have no more money, no more credit; I have no longer anything but powerful enemies, and powerless friends.”
- Fouquet agrees to depart for Nantes while remaining prepared to escape.(Chapter35 · 📍 Nantes)
- With: Fouquet Madame Fouquet Madame Belliere La Fontaine
- “I will do so,” replied Fouquet.”
- Fouquet is hurried into a carriage and departs for Nantes under royal pressure.(Chapter35 · 📍 Nantes)
- With: Fouquet Gourville Madame Fouquet Madame Belliere
- “The surintendant, dragged along by some, carried by others, was shut up in his carriage. Gourville took the reins, and mounted the box.”
- The carriage transports Fouquet from Nantes toward Angers.(Chapter40 · 📍 Nantes)
- With: D’Artagnan Fouquet Madame Belliere
- “The carriage rolled through Nantes, and took the route to Angers.”
- Louis XIV. permits Fouquet’s friends to provide Madame Fouquet two thousand pistoles for necessities.(Chapter54 · 📍 Paris)
- With: Louis XIV Gourville M. Jean de la Fontaine Madame Fouquet
- “We come humbly to ask your majesty,” replied Pelisson, upon whom emotion was fast gaining, “to permit us, without incurring the displeasure of your majesty, to lend to Madame Fouquet two thousand pistoles collected among the old friends of her husband, in order that the widow may not stand in need of the necessaries of life.”
Chapter 4
- with Fouquet (Pelisson is a member of Fouquet's Epicurean poetical society.) “Is it not a kind of poetical society, of which La Fontaine, Loret, Pelisson, and Moliere are members, and which holds its sittings at Saint-Mande?”
Chapter 6
- friends with La Fontaine (The chapter also depicts their comic disagreement.) “Ah, but, my good friend, one cannot talk of wheel-ruts when celebrating the delights of Vaux,” said Loret.”
- with La Fontaine (Moliere states that Pelisson insulted La Fontaine.) “Pelisson has insulted you.”
- with Moliere (Moliere treats Pelisson's insult as grounds for retaliation.) “But if Pelisson said you were so,” cried Moliere, “Pelisson has seriously offended you.” “Do you think so?” “Ah! I advise you, as you are a gentleman, not to leave an insult like that unpunished.” “What!” exclaimed La Fontaine. “Did you ever fight?”
Chapter 11
- with La Fontaine (Pelisson created a literary conversation involving La Fontaine.) “the residence of that illustrious nymph of Vaux, whom Pelisson made converse with La Fontaine”
Chapter 19
- friends with Fouquet “Is it likely I shall ever be poor, with such friends as Pelisson, as La Fontaine, as Moliere?”
- with Fouquet (Pelisson is named as one of the creators to whom Vaux belongs in duration.) “Vaux belongs to Lebrun, to Lenotre, to Pelisson, to Levau, to La Fontaine, to Moliere; Vaux belongs to posterity, in fact.”
Chapter 35
- friends with Fouquet “He arrived just in time to meet M. Pelisson in the ante-chamber: the latter, a little pale, came hastily out of the dining-room to learn what was the matter.”
- with Madame Fouquet (A one-off act of assistance during the departure.) “Pelisson supported Madame Fouquet, who had fainted.”
Chapter 40
- with D’Artagnan (D’Artagnan promises to convey Fouquet’s message to Pelisson.) “For Madame de Belliere or Pelisson.”
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