Project Gutenberg 2016-03-05 Public domain in the USA. 57 Walckenaer, C. A. (Charles Athanase) 1771 1852 Walckenaer, Charles Athanase Walckenaer, Charles Athanase, baron Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, (2/6) Reading ease score: 75.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Clarity, Hélène de Mink, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BnF/Gallica) at http://gallica.bnf.fr) "Mémoires touchant la vie et les écrits de Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Dame de Bourbilly, Marquise de Sévigné" is a historical memoir written in the mid-19th century. This work delves into the life and correspondence of the celebrated French writer Madame de Sévigné, particularly focusing on her experiences during the ministry of Cardinal Mazarin and the early reign of Louis XIV. The memoir highlights her notable wit and the intricacies of court life amidst political upheaval, offering readers insight into the interplay of personal and historical narratives. The opening of the memoir establishes the political backdrop of France during the 1650s, marked by the Fronde, a series of civil wars influenced by dissent against Mazarin's rule. The text introduces key figures, including Condé, Mazarin, and Madame de Sévigné herself, as it unfolds the tensions and alliances that shaped their lives. Madame de Sévigné's relationships with influential individuals provide a lens through which the tumult of the time is examined, offering glimpses of her engagement in the socio-political dynamics of the era. Through her perspective, the opening captures not only the essence of the historical narrative but also the personal reflections and emotions tied to the events she witnessed. (This is an automatically generated summary.) fr France -- Court and courtiers Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696 PQ Text FR Biographie, Mémoires, Journal intime, Correspondance Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - Royalty Browsing: Literature 1201662 1201663 2024-10-21T12:17:54.801584 2023-09-22T09:14:25.437134 text/html text/html 1167578 2016-03-05T08:01:12 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 426028 2016-03-05T08:01:56 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 513250 2024-10-21T12:18:13.343501 application/epub+zip 521544 2024-10-21T12:17:58.055588 application/epub+zip 521544 2024-10-21T12:17:56.428565 application/epub+zip 845607 2024-10-21T12:18:23.465437 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780204 2024-10-21T12:18:11.596812 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 780433 2022-09-23T11:30:57.902161 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 992698 992430 2024-10-21T12:17:51.735631 2023-09-22T09:14:22.453130 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 992610 2016-03-05T08:01:18 text/plain; charset=utf-8 366742 2016-03-05T08:01:54 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 21139 2024-10-21T12:18:23.655442 application/rdf+xml 20749 2024-10-21T12:17:56.622596 image/jpeg 3752 2024-10-21T12:17:56.527565 image/jpeg 430662 2024-10-21T12:17:54.897738 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog fr.wikipedia en.wikipedia