Hope Mirrlees

Broschiertes Buch

Madeleine

Beschreibung

Enter the opulent world of 17th-century France in Hope Mirrlees's "Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists." This historical fiction transports readers to the heart of Parisian salons, where intellectual discourse and passionate encounters intertwine. Delve into a society grappling with profound questions of faith and love, set against the backdrop of Jansenism's growing influence. Mirrlees masterfully captures the era's intricacies, offering a glimpse into the lives and loves of those navigating a complex social landscape. Explore themes of love and devotion within the confines of historical authenticity. "Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists" is a meticulously crafted work of literary fiction, offering a timeless exploration of the human heart amidst the grandeur and challenges of a bygone era. A classic story brought back to print for all to enjoy. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Autor

(Helen) Hope Mirrlees (1887 - 1978) was a British translator, poet and novelist. She is best known for the 1926 Lud-in-the-Mist, a fantasy novel and influential classic and for Paris: A Poem, a modernist poem that critic Julia Briggs deemed "modernism's lost masterpiece, a work of extraordinary energy and intensity, scope and ambition." Mirrlees' 600-line modernist poem was the subject of considerable study by scholar Julia Briggs, and is considered by some literary critics to have had an influence on the work of her friend, T. S. Eliot and on that of Virginia Woolf. Mirrlees set her first novel, Madeleine: One of Love's Jansenists (1919), in and around the literary circles of the 17th Century Précieuses and particularly those salons frequented by Mlle de Scudéry. Mirrlees later used medieval Spanish culture as part of the background of her second novel, The Counterplot (1924). Lud-in-the-Mist was reprinted in 1970 in mass-market paperback format by Lin Carter, without the author's permission, for the Ballantine Adult Fantasy series and then again by Del Rey in 1977. The "unauthorized" nature of the 1970 reprint is explained by the fact that, as Carter indicated in his introduction, he and the publishing company could not even ascertain whether the author was alive or dead, "since our efforts to trace this lady [Mirrlees] have so far been unsuccessful."

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Creative Media Partners, LLC
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. März 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 156mm x 12mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781023462549
• ISBN-10: 1023462540
• Artikelnr.: 74009530