Early modern french autobiography / Nicolae Alexandru Virastau.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Virastau, Nicolae Alexandru, author.

Series:

Egodocuments and History

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Autobiography--Authorship.

Autobiography.

Commynes, Philippe de, approximately 1447-1511. Mémoires.

Commynes, Philippe de.

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.

Louise.

Hurault, Philippe, comte de Cheverny, 1528-1599. Mémoires d'estat, avec une instruction à son fils, ensemble la Genealogie de la maison des Huraults.

Hurault, Philippe.

Bassompierre, François de, 1579-1646. Journal de ma vie.

Bassompierre, François de.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, The Netherlands : Koninklijke Brill NV, [2021]

Summary:

"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.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

90-04-45955-3

OCLC:

1242022732