The Letters of Madame de Sévigné (Masterplots, Definitive Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Marie de Rabutin-Chantal
- First Published: 1697
- Genres: Nonfiction, Letters
- Subjects: History, France or French people, Rural or country life, Paris, Seventeenth century, Kings, queens, or royalty, Nobility, Royal courts or courtiers
Critical Evaluation:
The letters of Marie de Sévigné are thought of by many as the finest letters ever written. This large body of personal correspondence, about 1,500 letters in all, spreads over the whole of Madame de Sévigné’s adult life. The first datable letter was written in 1648 when she was twenty-two, but at least one was written before she was married. Most of the letters, however, were written between 1671 and 1696, the year of her death. In 1671, Madame de Sévigné’s recently married daughter, Francoise-Marguerite, moved to her husband’s house in the...
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