Mysterious "innocent" things said by Algarotti misconstrued or magnified by Fritz: Gossipy sensationalists need to know!
Absolutely! We don't suppose Fritz had Algarotti's personal mail read, do we? (Because of the "the worst road: the road back to Prussia" remark in 1747.)
BTW, just recalled that while Fredersdorf does not comment on the ongoing Voltaire desaster at all, he does point out to Fritz Algarotti hasn't cashed in his Prussian Chamberlain salary, so probably does not intend to come back after Algarotti's (as it turns out) final Departure.
It's a rare example of Fritz putting himself in someone else's shoes, realizing they have needs
True. I also can't help but observe that Theseus eventually makes it out of the underworld. Pirithous remains trapped. Fritz the Galley slave again?
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Re: Fritz and Wilhelmine Correspondance, Trier Version - I: Greek myths and living Italians
Date: 2020-01-20 01:31 pm (UTC)*Nods* Sounds all plausible. You know, it would be really interesting to make a study of the varying ways FW & SD impacted their children. Fritz and Wilhelmine have the most overt damage, both as the oldest (i.e. most exposure), and Ferdinand as the youngest the least, but the ones in between offer a lot of varation. AW had a positive feedback loop with FW, but this being used from early days (read: toddler made to ask for soldier not to be hanged seems to have left him with the conviction it was his job and responsibility to achieve family harmony. (Not, say, SD's, as opposed to the cliché of the mother as the reconciliator. Note that when Fritz and Wilhelmine have their fallout, SD immediately and unhesitatingly sides with Fritz and writes angry "repent, you foolish girl!" missives to Bayreuth.)
Mysterious "innocent" things said by Algarotti misconstrued or magnified by Fritz: Gossipy sensationalists need to know!
Absolutely! We don't suppose Fritz had Algarotti's personal mail read, do we? (Because of the "the worst road: the road back to Prussia" remark in 1747.)
BTW, just recalled that while Fredersdorf does not comment on the ongoing Voltaire desaster at all, he does point out to Fritz Algarotti hasn't cashed in his Prussian Chamberlain salary, so probably does not intend to come back after Algarotti's (as it turns out) final Departure.
It's a rare example of Fritz putting himself in someone else's shoes, realizing they have needs
True. I also can't help but observe that Theseus eventually makes it out of the underworld. Pirithous remains trapped. Fritz the Galley slave again?