Madame de Sévigné

Some Aspects of her Life and Character

Arthur Tilley author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:15th Sep '16

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Madame de Sévigné cover

Originally published in 1936, this book presents an account of the life of the renowned French letter-writer and aristocrat Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné.

Originally published in 1936, this book presents an account of some aspects of the life of the renowned French letter-writer and aristocrat Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626–96). The text was written by the Cambridge literary critic Arthur Augustus Tilley (1851–1942), who incorporates notes throughout.Originally published in 1936, this book presents an account of some aspects of the life of the renowned French letter-writer and aristocrat Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné (1626–96). The text was written by the Cambridge literary critic Arthur Augustus Tilley (1851–1942) and is divided into four chapters: 'Mme de Sévigné and the news'; 'Mme de Sévigné and her friends'; 'Mme de Sévigné at Livry and Les Rochers'; 'Mme de Sévigné and her books'. Notes are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the life and writings of Mme de Sévigné or seventeenth-century France.

ISBN: 9781316620045

Dimensions: 217mm x 140mm x 10mm

Weight: 240g

174 pages