Cinq-Mars (Cyclopedia of Literary Places)
At a glance:
- Author: Alfred de Vigny
- First Published: 1826
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: Seventeenth century
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: France or French people, Love or romance, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Catholics or Catholic Church, Battles, Royal courts or courtiers, Cardinals
- Locales: France
Places Discussed
*Château de Chaumont (SHAH-toh deh shoh-MOHNG). Home of the novel’s hero, Henri d’Effiat, the marquis de Cinq-Mars, sits alone high on a hill near the Loire River, dominating what lies below, distinctly separated from a village and its commoners. Halfway up the slope of the mountain is a church, frequented by both the nobles from the château and the villagers. Alfred de Vigny’s descriptions of the châteaux in this story emphasize the fairy-tale ambience of the Loire countryside, a region famous for its many Renaissance châteaux and the romantic...
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