Saint-Simon in Spain 1721-1722
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Saint-Simon in Spain 1721-1722 by Vincent Pitts
The duc de Saint-Simon's memoirs of the last decades of Louis XIV's reign and the regency of Philippe d'Orleans are considered a masterpiece of the genre and one of the glories of French literature. His accounts of the dramatic events he witnessed have informed historians for generations, while his literary portraits have influenced French authors from Sainte-Beuve to Proust. In 1721 Saint-Simon travelled to Spain as Ambassador Extraordinary to solicit the hand of a Spanish princess for the young king Louis XV. Although his mission comes very late in his long narrative, that experience looms large in his account of earlier events, hidden in plain sight, and enriched by it. The nineteenth-century essayist Sainte-Beuve dubbed Saint-Simon 'the little duke with the penetrating eye'. Readers of this book can decide for themselves how penetrating an eye the little duke could bring to bear on his contemporaries, and on himself.
Vincent J. Pitts holds a Ph.D. in European history from Harvard University. He has taught at several universities and currently teaches at Quinnipiac University, Hamden, CT., USA. His earlier books include Embezzlement and High Treason in Louis XIV's France (2015); Henri IV of France, His Reign and Age (2009); La Grande Mademoiselle at the Court of France (2000); and The Man Who Sacked Rome: Charles de Bourbon, Constable of France (1993).
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| ISBN 13 | 9781914414305 |
| ISBN 10 | 1914414306 |
| Title | Saint-Simon in Spain 1721-1722 |
| Author | Vincent Pitts |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Unicorn Publishing Group |
| Year published | 2022-03-22 |
| Number of pages | 192 |
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