Mme la Dsse d'Abrantès WORK France
| Title | Mme la Dsse d'Abrantès |
|---|---|
| Is same as work | Mme la Dsse d'Abrantès |
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| Author | Montferrand, Alfred de (pseudonym) |
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| Place | France |
| Date | 1843 |
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| Type | WORK |
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| Notes | ['author: J. Lesguillon\njdegmay12\n\nVery positive and long article.\n\nCompared to Napoléon Bonaparte.\nMother said to have been temporaily paralyzed after giving birth to author. p.222\n\nOn the subject of d\'Abrantès\' salon:\n"Peu importe [à d\'Abrantès que le participant à son salon] soit revêtu de plus ou moins d\'or, brilliant de plus ou moins de diamants, chamarré de plus ou moins de cordons. La pauvre Élisa Mercoeur n\'était ni heureuse ni riche, et elle y fut traitée comme l\'enfant de la maison." p.241\n\nstandardizingsept12jdg\n\nJudgment/evaluation :\n-\tPositive about author (a welcoming host to all guests of her salon)\n-\tPositive about work (\'Mémoires translated in the whole of Europe and beyond\')\n\nTaking the author seriously :\n-\tReference to reputation acquired \n-\tMention of success ("Le succès immense des \'Mémoires\')\n\nRecurrent elements of image building (gendered clichés, anecdotes) :\n-\tBeauty\n-\tMarriage\n-\tTalent for activities other than writing\n-\tLife struggles and hardships\n-\tRole as a salonnière\n\nFinancial aspects, referring to :\n-\tHusband’s money\n\nComparisons to/mentions of other women authors :\n-\tIn positive sense (for both): Marie Thérèse Rodet Geoffrin\n\nGender : \n-\t Corresponds to female norms (pos.)'] |
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