Early Modern French Autobiography / Nicolae Alexandru Virastau.

Virastau, Nicolae Alexandru,
Early Modern French Autobiography
Erişim Adresi
ISBN
9789004459557 (electronic book)
9789004424418 (print)
Yer Numarası
DK/6099
Yayın Bilgisi
Leiden; Boston : BRILL, 2021.
Fiziksel Niteleme
1 online resource.
Dizi
Egodocuments and History Series ; 12
Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2021, ISBN: 9789004441910
Bibliyografi, vb. Notu
Includes bibliographical references and index.
İçindekiler Notu
Introduction -- 1 The Memoir Tradition -- 1 The First Readers of Memoirs -- 2 Testimony and Rhetoric -- 3 Compilation-Memoirs -- 4 Collections of Memoirs and Collective Memory -- 2 Philippe de Commynes (1447-1511) and His Memoirs -- 1 Models and Competing Genres -- 2 Courtly Autobiography -- 3 Commynes as Historian and Political Thinker -- 4 Commynes's Modernity -- 3 Louise de Savoie (1476-1531) and Her Diary -- 1 From Notes to Diary -- 2 Contents of the Diary -- 3 François De Moulins and His Role in Making Louise's Diary -- 4 Jean Thenaud and Christian Astrology at the French Court -- 5 Failed Predictions and Uncertainties -- 6 Making Sense -- 4 Philippe Hurault de Cheverny (1528-1599) and His State Memoirs -- 1 Cheverny and His Printed Memoirs -- 2 Cheverny's Personal Papers and Manuscripts -- 3 Network, Editors, and Possible Motivation -- 5 François de Bassompierre (1579-1643) and the Diary of His Life -- 1 The Purpose and Genre of Bassompierre's Diary -- 2 The Diary -- 3 Bassompierre's Other Works -- 4 From Autobiography to Literature -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index.
Özet, vb.
"This book offers a survey of the constitution of the French memoir tradition, and explores in detail the works of four representative authors: Philippe de Commynes, Louise de Savoie, Philippe de Cheverny, and François de Bassompierre. Works of self-writing were usually printed under the title of "memoirs" and have been often considered a uniform genre. These early forms of self-writing were in fact highly heterogenous works at the crossroads of multiple genres, from the account book to the astrological diary. Their writing, printing, and circulation challenge modern notions of autobiographical genres: their authorship is often questionable and collective, and they tended to be compiled in large collections for political ends, without regard to the authors' intention"-- Provided by publisher.
Konu
Commynes, Philippe de, __ approximately 1447-1511. __ Mémoires.
Louise, __ de Savoie, duchesse d'Angoulême, __ 1476-1531. __ Journal de Louise de Savoye, duchesse d'Angoulesme, d'Anjou et de Valois, mère du grand roi François premier.
Hurault, Philippe, __ comte de Cheverny, __ 1528-1599. __ Mémoires d'estat, avec une instruction à son fils, ensemble la Genealogie de la maison des Huraults.
Bassompierre, François de, __ 1579-1646. __ Journal de ma vie.
Autobiography __ French authors.
Biography as a literary form.
Autobiography __ Authorship.
Authors, French __ Biography __ History and criticism.
Autobiography.
French prose literature __ History and criticism.