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Philippe de Commynes : Memory, Betrayal, Text /
Philippe de Commynes, a diplomat who specialized in clandestine operations, served King Louis XI during his campaign to undermine aristocratic resistance and consolidate the sovereignty of the French throne. He is credited with inventing the political memoir, but his reminiscence has also been descr...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Toronto :
University of Toronto Press,
[2016]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- Chapter One. The Black Box of Péronne, or Commynes and the Canon
- Chapter Two. Enseignes: What History Writes on the Body
- Chapter Three. Enseignes: Crosses and Coins, Bridges and Fences
- Chapter Four. The Prince of Talmont
- Chapter Five. Paper and Parchment
- Chapter Six. The Treasonous Saint-Pol
- Chapter Seven. The Voice in the Text
- Notes
- Selected Bibliography
- Index