François Gayot de Pitaval (1673–1743) was a French advocate.
He compiled a famous collection of causes célèbres.[1] Later the literary genre of true crime collections became known as Pitaval.
Works
edit- Causes célèbres et intéressantes, avec les jugemens qui les ont décidées (1734-1741 in 18 volumes)
References
edit- ^ Weitin, Thomas; Wetters, Kirk Allen (2004). "Testimony and the Rhetoric of Persuasion". MLN. 119 (3): 525–540 – via JSTOR.
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