02084nam 2200433 450 991079442260332120231110233655.090-04-45955-3(CKB)4100000011883468(MiAaPQ)EBC6539038(Au-PeEL)EBL6539038(OCoLC)1242022732(EXLCZ)99410000001188346820211025d2021 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEarly modern french autobiography /Nicolae Alexandru VirastauLeiden, The Netherlands :Koninklijke Brill NV,[2021]©20211 online resource (211 pages)Egodocuments and History 90-04-42441-5 Includes bibliographical references and index."This book offers a survey of the constitution of the French memoir tradition, and explores in detail the works of four representative authors: Philippe de Commynes, Louise de Savoie, Philippe de Cheverny, and François de Bassompierre. Works of self-writing were usually printed under the title of "memoirs" and have been often considered a uniform genre. These early forms of self-writing were in fact highly heterogenous works at the crossroads of multiple genres, from the account book to the astrological diary. Their writing, printing, and circulation challenge modern notions of autobiographical genres: their authorship is often questionable and collective, and they tended to be compiled in large collections for political ends, without regard to the authors' intention"--Provided by publisher.Egodocuments and History AutobiographyAuthorshipAutobiographyAuthorship.808.06692Virastau Nicolae Alexandru1526002MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910794422603321Early modern french autobiography3767784UNINA