Memoirs

Name: Memoirs
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ISBN: 9780226502793

ISBN-10: 0226502791

ISBN-13: 9780226502793

Edition: 2008

Authors: Marie Mancini, Hortense Mancini, Sarah Nelson

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The memoirs of Hortense (1646–1699) and of Marie (1639–1715) Mancini, nieces of the powerful Cardinal Mazarin and members of the court of Louis XIV, represent the earliest examples in France of memoirs published by women under their own names during their lifetimes. Both unhappily married—Marie had also fled the aftermath of her failed affair with the king—the sisters chose to leave their husbands for life on the road, a life quite rare for women of their day. Through their writings, the Mancinis sought to rehabilitate their reputations and reclaim the right to define their public images themselves, rather than leave the stories of their lives to the intrigues of the court—and to their…

Book details

Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 7/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 254
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.770
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Series Editors' Introduction


The Memoirs of Hortense and Marie Mancini


Volume Editor's Bibliography


To M.*** [The Memoirs of Hortense Mancini]


The Truth in Its Own Light



Appendixes



Genealogical Chart of the Mazzarino and Mancini Families



Map of Present-day Western Europe



Map of Present-day France



Map of Present-day Italy


Series Editors' Bibliography


Index