Selected Letters (Penguin Classics) - Softcover

Sevigne, Madame De

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014044405X ISBN 13: 9780140444056

Verlag: Penguin Classics, 1982

Inhaltsangabe

Madame de Sevigne Selected Letters (Penguin Classics)

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One of the world's greatest correspondents, Madame de Sévigné (1626-96) paints an extraordinarily vivid picture of France at the time of Louis XIV, in eloquent letters written throughout her life to family and friends. A significant figure in French society and literary circles, whose close friends included Madame de La Fayette and La Rochefoucauld, she reflected on both significant historical events and personal issues, and in this selection of the most significant letters, spanning almost fifty years, she is by turns humorous and melancholic, profound and superficial. Whether describing the new plays of Racine and Molière, speculating on court scandals - including the intrigues of the King's mistresses - or relating her own family concerns, Madame de Sévigné provides throughout an intriguing portrait of the lost age of Le Roi Soleil.

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One of the world's great letter writers, Madame de Sevigne (1626-96) has bequeathed an extraordinarily vivid picture of life in the France of Louis XIV.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Penguin Classics
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1982
• ISBN 10: 014044405X
• ISBN 13: 9780140444056
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 320