Madame de Sévigné (1626–1696)
Autor(a) de Selected Letters
About the Author
Mme de Sevigne is the great correspondent of French literature. Her letters, written mostly to her daughter from 1648 to 1696, offer both a fascinating depiction of the France of Louis XVI (many of the great of the age are described) and a mine of subtle psychological reflections on human behavior. mostrar mais The portrait they offer of the complex relationship between mother and daughter is compelling, and their style (which influenced many writers, including Proust) is marked by clarity and elegance. (Bowker Author Biography) mostrar menos
Image credit: From a copy of her letters dated 1908
Séries
Obras por Madame de Sévigné
Lettres de Madame de Sévigné, tome sixiéme 14 exemplares
Letters from the Marchioness de Sévigné to her daughter the Countess de Grignan (1927) 14 exemplares
Selected Letters (Classics) 5 exemplares
The best letters of Madame de Sevigne 5 exemplares
Correspondance 4 exemplares
Kirjeitä tyttärelle vuosilta 1671-1694 4 exemplares
Lettres nouveles ou nouvelement recouvrées / de la Marquise de Sévigné, et de la Marquise se Simiane sa petite… 2 exemplares
Lettres choisies de mesdames de Sévigné et de Maintenon, avec une préface et des notes, par m. de Lévizac 2 exemplares
Recueil des lettres : De Madame la marquise de Sévigné à Madame la comtesse de Grignan sa fille.Tome VI 2 exemplares
Le premier texte des Lettres de Mme de Sévigné ; réimpression de l'édition de 1725 (2017) 2 exemplares
Breve i Udvalg / 1-3 2 exemplares
Letters of Madame De Sevigne to Her Daughters and Her Friends, Volume II (Volume 2) (1927) 2 exemplares
Lettres de Madame de Sevigne, de Sa Famille, Et de Ses Amis, Vol. 9: Ornee de Vingt-Cinq Portraits Dessines Par… (2017) 1 exemplar
Lettres choisies de m.me De Sevigne. Edition destinée a la Jeunesse et aux Maisons d'Education. 1 exemplar
Lettres de Madame de Sevigne, de Sa Famille Et de Ses Amis, Vol. 12: Edition Ornee de Vingt-Cinq Portraits Dessines Par… (2017) 1 exemplar
Lettres de Madame de Sévigné, de Sa Famille Et de Ses Amis, Vol. 1: Avec Portraits, Vues Et Fac-Simile (Classic… (2018) 1 exemplar
Lettres Choisies de Mmes De Sevigne, de Grignan, de Simiane, et de Maintenon, Tome Deuxieme 1 exemplar
Lettres Choisies de Mmes. de Sévigné, de Grignan, de Simiane, Et de Maintenon, Vol. 3 (Classic Reprint) (French… (2017) 1 exemplar
Lettres de Mme de Sévigné 1 exemplar
Lettres choisies de mmes de sevigne, de grignan, de simiane, et de maintenon, tome i (1811) 1 exemplar
Lettres de Madame de Sévigné A Sa Fille Et A Ses Amis, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 exemplar
Letters from the Marchioness de Sévigné, to her daughter the Countess de Grignan. Translated from the French of the… (2010) 1 exemplar
Recueil des Lettres de Madame le Marquise de Sevigne a Madame la Comtesse de Grignan, sa Fille 1 exemplar
Lettres choisies de Mesdames de Sévigné et de Maintenon avec une préface et des notes par M. de… 1 exemplar
Lettres historiques de Madame de Sévigné 1 exemplar
Lettres 1 exemplar
Lettere 1 exemplar
Quelques lettres, Tome I. 1 exemplar
Lettres choisies 1 exemplar
The letters of Madame de Sévigné 1 exemplar
Lettres de Madame de Sevigne, Vol. 3: Avec Les Notes de Tous Les Commentateurs (Classic Reprint) (French Edition) (2017) 1 exemplar
Lettres choisies 1 exemplar
Les classiques primaires: (Mme de Sevigne) 1 exemplar
Lettres de Madame de Sévigné 1 exemplar
La Vie noble en province au XVIIe siècle, par la marquise de Sévigné, Choix de lettres : .… (1963) 1 exemplar
Madame de Sévignés brev 1 exemplar
Ausgewählte Briefe der Marquise de Sévigné 1 exemplar
Lettres choisies de Madame de Sévigné 1 exemplar
Doamna de Sevigne: Scrisori 1 exemplar
Cartas escogidas 1 exemplar
Lettres. Tome I. 1644-1675 1 exemplar
Lettres de Vichy 1 exemplar
Whimsicalities, Witticisms and Reflections 1 exemplar
Lettres choisis 1 exemplar
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Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Nome canónico
- Sévigné, Madame de
- Nome legal
- Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise de
- Outros nomes
- Madame de Sevigne
- Data de nascimento
- 1626-02-05
- Data de falecimento
- 1696-04-17
- Localização do túmulo
- Grignan, France
- Sexo
- female
- Nacionalidade
- France
- Local de nascimento
- Paris, France
- Local de falecimento
- Grignan, Provence, France
- Locais de residência
- Château des Rochers, Brittany, France
Paris, France - Educação
- at home
- Ocupações
- aristocrat
- Relações
- Grignan, Comtesse de (daughter)
La Rochefoucauld, François de (friend)
La Fayette, Madame de (friend)
Simiane, Pauline de (granddaughter)
Fatal error: Call to undefined function isLitsy() in /var/www/html/inc_magicDB.php on line 425- Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de Sévigné, usually called Madame de Sévigné, is one of the most celebrated letter writers and chroniclers of 17th-century France. She was born in Paris to an old and distinguished Burgundian family. In 1644, she married Henri, marquis de Sévigné, with whom she had two children. Her husband was killed in a duel and thereafter Madame de Sévigné devoted herself to her family and her circle of friends. Most of her famous letters were written to her daughter Françoise-Marguerite, Madame de Grignan, to whom she was close all her life. In 1677, she moved into the Hôtel Carnavalet, now the Musée Carnavalet, dedicated to the history of the city of Paris. An unauthorized edition of 28 of Madame de Sévigné's letters was first published in 1725, some 30 years after her death. Her granddaughter Pauline de Simiane edited and published 614 of the letters in 1734-1737. Copies of more of the letters were found in an antique shop in Paris in 1873.
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 126
- Also by
- 1
- Membros
- 813
- Popularidade
- #31,389
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Críticas
- 7
- ISBN
- 57
- Línguas
- 10
- Marcado como favorito
- 2
Also, it becomes monotonous when you’re forever reading one side of a conversation. It’s like hearing someone on the phone: you only have one side of the story.
My main purpose in reading this was to glean info on the Affair of the Poison, especially anything relating to the Marquise de Brinvilliers. What bit there is on the marquise I’ve already read elsewhere. I’d hoped for more in this volume.
Madame was without doubt a fine writer, though, and it’s wonderful that her correspondence has been preserved for posterity. We get an insight into her life and times, and Madame’s adoration of her daughter is touching.
Anyone more familiar than I am with Madame's friends and the events that took place during her life will most probably find this a great read.… (mais)