Life, letters, and Epicurean philosophy of Ninon de L'Enclos, the celebrated beauty of the seventeenth century

Ninon de l’Enclos bursts onto the seventeenth‑century stage as a strikingly beautiful, quick‑witted salonnière whose youthful charm draws the admiration of poets, soldiers and royalty alike. Raised amid the turbulence of French court life, she learns early to navigate the delicate balance between reputation and desire, forming friendships that become lifelong alliances. Her magnetic presence and sharp tongue turn Parisian gatherings into unforgettable spectacles, setting the tone for a life lived in the public eye.

The collection presents Ninon’s celebrated correspondence with the Marquis de Sévigné, freshly translated and brimming with candid reflections on love, ambition and the pleasures of the senses. Through her letters, she explores the mechanics of attraction, the folly of vanity and the ever‑present tension between passion and reason, all filtered through an unmistakably Epicurean lens. Listeners will hear a woman's intimate musings that reveal both the elegance and the raw humanity of a figure who captivated the most powerful men of her age.