Madame de Sévigné
Subtitle: a seventeenth-century life
By: Jeanne A. Ojala and William T. Ojala.
Contributors: Ojala, William T.
Series: Berg women's series
Publisher: Berg; Distributed exclusively in the US and Canada by St. Martin's Press
Published: 1990
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 221
Subjects: Sévigné, Marie de Rabutin-Chantal, marquise de, 1626-1696; Women and literature -- France -- History -- 17th century; Authors, French -- 17th century -- Biography; France -- Social life and customs -- 17th century
Description: "Madame de Sevigne made a significant contribution to the understanding of seventeenth-century France through her voluminous correspondence. The most famous epistoliere of the Splendid Century, the Marquise recorded important political events, religious controversies, wars and disasters, medical practices and the social and cultural life of the court of Louis XIV. She was a keen observer and brilliant writer; her literary style has been admired for over three hundred years."--Bloomsbury Publishing.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 208-216) and index.