Memoirs - Paperback

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SKU: 9780226502793
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by Marie Mancini , Hortense Mancini

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by Marie Mancini (Author), Hortense Mancini (Author), Sarah Nelson (Translator)

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 disgruntled ex-husbands. First translated in 1676 and 1678 and credited largely to male redactors, the two memoirs reemerge here in an accessible English translation that chronicles the beginnings of women's rights to personal independence within the confines of an otherwise circumscribed early modern aristocratic society.

Author Biography

Sarah Nelson is assistant professor of foreign languages and literatures at the University of Idaho.

Number of Pages: 254

Dimensions: 0.52 x 8.92 x 6.28 IN

Illustrated: Yes

Publication Date: January 01, 2008

ISBN	9780226502793
Author	Marie Mancini , Hortense Mancini
Publisher	University of Chicago Press
Genre	Biography and Education
Format	Paperback
Published	January 2008
Language	ENG- English
Pages	254
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print