The Kings' Mistresses: The Liberated Lives of Marie Mancini, Princess Colonna, and Her Sister Hortense, Duchess Mazarin
Autor Elizabeth C. Goldsmithen Limba Engleză Hardback – 3 apr 2012
Marie
and
Hortense,
however,
had
other
ambitions
in
mind
altogether.
Miserable
in
their
marriages
and
determined
to
live
independently,
they
abandoned
their
husbands
in
secret
and
began
lives
of
extraordinary
daring
on
the
run
and
in
the
public
eye.
The
beguiling
sisters
quickly
won
the
affections
of
noblemen
and
kings
alike.
Their
flight
became
popular
fodder
for
salon
conversation
and
tabloids,
and
was
closely
followed
by
seventeenth-century
European
society.
The
Countess
of
Grignan
remarked
that
they
were
traveling
“like
two
heroines
out
of
a
novel.”
Others
gossiped
that
they
“were
roaming
the
countryside
in
pursuit
of
wandering
lovers.”
Their
scandalous
behavior—disguising
themselves
as
men,
gambling,
and
publicly
disputing
with
their
husbands—served
as
more
than
just
entertainment.
It
sparked
discussions
across
Europe
concerning
the
legal
rights
of
husbands
over
their
wives.Elizabeth
Goldsmith’s
vibrant
biography
of
the
Mancini
sisters—drawn
from
personal
papers
of
the
players
involved
and
the
tabloids
of
the
time—illuminates
the
lives
of
two
pioneering
free
spirits
who
were
feminists
long
before
the
word
existed.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781586488895
ISBN-10: 1586488899
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 4 B/W photos
Dimensiuni: 165 x 241 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
ISBN-10: 1586488899
Pagini: 288
Ilustrații: 4 B/W photos
Dimensiuni: 165 x 241 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.48 kg
Ediția:New.
Editura: PublicAffairs
Colecția PublicAffairs
Notă biografică
Elizabeth
C.
Goldsmithis
a
professor
of
French
at
Boston
University.
She
has
written
books
on
literature
in
the
age
of
Louis
XIV,
focusing
on
letter
correspondences
and
women’s
writing.
She
teaches
courses
on
seventeenth-century
theater
and
the
novel,
travel
writing,
and
historical
fiction.
Recenzii
“The
Mancini
sisters
demanded
a
freedom
that
law
and
custom
denied
their
sex.
Goldsmith
shows
the
high
price
both
women
paid
for
this
freedom,
while
celebrating
the
liberated
spirit
with
which
they
pursued
it.
The
book
is
a
page-turner;
it
is
also
good
history.”Publishers
Weekly
"[A]n atmospheric, absorbing tale of 17th-century female media stars taking charge of their own lives."
Booklist
"This ribald tale works all the better because it is true…. Culling their correspondence and memoirs, Goldsmith is able to paint a vivid portrait of two remarkably daring free spirits who paved the way for centuries of women stifled and exploited by both men and societal constraints…. Revolutionary, cutting-edge, and inspiring, their lives are worthy of revisiting."
Library Journal"Goldsmith presents the sisters as pioneers who embraced notoriety by publishing accounts of their unconventional lives. Their prominence during the emergence of print journalism prompted debates on women's rights, marriage, and property laws….[A] spirited account that humanizes the experiences of 17th-century women.”
Women's Review of Books
“The bigger scandal in this fascinating double biography is not the bold behavior of its aristocratic heroines, whose colorful lives a novelist would envy—but the shocking treatment they endured at the hands of the powerful men who sought to punish them for seeking their independence. The lengths they went to bring the Mancini sisters to heel will leave readers shocked, wishing they could turn back the hands of time to champion these courageous survivors themselves.” Barbara Diefendorf, Professor of History, Boston University, author ofBeneath The Cross
"[A]n atmospheric, absorbing tale of 17th-century female media stars taking charge of their own lives."
Booklist
"This ribald tale works all the better because it is true…. Culling their correspondence and memoirs, Goldsmith is able to paint a vivid portrait of two remarkably daring free spirits who paved the way for centuries of women stifled and exploited by both men and societal constraints…. Revolutionary, cutting-edge, and inspiring, their lives are worthy of revisiting."
Library Journal"Goldsmith presents the sisters as pioneers who embraced notoriety by publishing accounts of their unconventional lives. Their prominence during the emergence of print journalism prompted debates on women's rights, marriage, and property laws….[A] spirited account that humanizes the experiences of 17th-century women.”
Women's Review of Books
Kirkus
Reviews
"The story of the 17th-century version of the Kardashian sisters, but with the added touch of brains, literacy and class…. [T]he story moves along at a swift pace…. [F]ascinating."
Dr. Amanda Foreman, FRSA, author ofGeorgianaandA World on Fire“A fascinating account of two genuine rebels—seventeenth century sisters who fought for the sisterhood, and throughout their extraordinary adventures always gave as good as they got.The Kings' Mistressessucceeds in being both entertaining and highly instructive." Susan Holloway Scott, author ofThe Countess & the King"At last two of history's most fascinating sisters have the book they deserve. Rich with period detail and thoughtful research, this is biography at its very best: the intertwined story of two women who refused to be ruled by either husbands or kings, and dared instead to create their own destiny." Leslie Carroll, author ofRoyal Affairs
"The story of the 17th-century version of the Kardashian sisters, but with the added touch of brains, literacy and class…. [T]he story moves along at a swift pace…. [F]ascinating."
Dr. Amanda Foreman, FRSA, author ofGeorgianaandA World on Fire“A fascinating account of two genuine rebels—seventeenth century sisters who fought for the sisterhood, and throughout their extraordinary adventures always gave as good as they got.The Kings' Mistressessucceeds in being both entertaining and highly instructive." Susan Holloway Scott, author ofThe Countess & the King"At last two of history's most fascinating sisters have the book they deserve. Rich with period detail and thoughtful research, this is biography at its very best: the intertwined story of two women who refused to be ruled by either husbands or kings, and dared instead to create their own destiny." Leslie Carroll, author ofRoyal Affairs
“The bigger scandal in this fascinating double biography is not the bold behavior of its aristocratic heroines, whose colorful lives a novelist would envy—but the shocking treatment they endured at the hands of the powerful men who sought to punish them for seeking their independence. The lengths they went to bring the Mancini sisters to heel will leave readers shocked, wishing they could turn back the hands of time to champion these courageous survivors themselves.” Barbara Diefendorf, Professor of History, Boston University, author ofBeneath The Cross