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Autore |
Adams Tracy |
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Titolo |
Agnès Sorel and the French Monarchy : History, Gallantry, and National Identity |
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Piraí : , : Arc Humanities Press, , 2022 |
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©2022 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (164 pages) |
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Gender and Power in the Premodern World |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Favorites, Royal - France |
HISTORY / Medieval |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction. Why a New Study of Agnès Sorel? -- Part One. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT AGNÈS SOREL AND HOW WE KNOW IT -- Chapter One. Who Was Agnès Sorel? -- Chapter Two. The Primary Sources -- Chapter Three. The First Royal Mistress in Historical Context -- Part Two THE SPECTACULAR AFTERLIFE OF AGNÈS SOREL -- Figure 1: Jean Fouquet, “Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim.” -- Chapter Four. Communicative Memory -- Chapter Five. Cultural Memory: Agnès as Celebrity -- Chapter Six. Agnès la Gallante -- Chapter Seven. History, Gallantry, and National Identity -- Conclusion. Agnès Sorel, Modern Celebrity -- Bibliography -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The first full length study in English to examine the life and the afterlife of Agnès Sorel (1428-1450), a favourite of King Charles VII of France, and first in the long genealogy of French royal mistresses. |
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