MacDonald, K: Biography in Early Modern France, 1540-1630

Name: MacDonald, K: Biography in Early Modern France, 1540-1630
Brand: Taylor & Francis Ltd
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By Katherine MacDonald

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When the famous Royal Professor of Philosophy and Eloquence Petrus Ramus (1515-1572) gave a lecture, one of his most promising pupils stood by, ready to tug on his coat if he made a mistake. That pupil was Ramus's future biographer, the much less famous Nicolas de Nancel (1539-1610), who recounted this anecdote in his Vita Rami (1599). Nancel's insertion of himself into his life of Ramus is typical of early modern biographies of men of letters. As biographer, the humanist man of letters situated himself within the same cultural field as his subject, thereby accrediting himself as a fellow man of letters by his display of humanistic competence. The first monograph study of the lives of men of letters in sixteenth-century France, this ground-breaking book offers valuable insights into biography's role as a form of social and cultural negotiation geared to advance the biographer's career.

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Edition:: illustrated
Number of Pages:: 126
Release Date:: 2007-06-30
Publication Date:: 2007-06-30
Publisher:: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Languages:: Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:: 1905981112
ISBN13:: 9781905981113
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:: [email protected]
Weight:: 452 g
Height:: 179 cm
Width:: 254 cm
Thickness:: 12 cm

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