Scandal and reputation at the court of Catherine de Medici

Author(s)

• McIlvenna, Una

Bibliographic Information

Scandal and reputation at the court of Catherine de Medici

Una McIlvenna

（Women and gender in the early modern world）

Routledge, 2016

• : hardcover

Note

Includes bibliographical references (p. [197]-213) and index

Contents of Works

• Introduction: Catherine de Medici and the myth of the "flying squadron"
• Court life and its critics: the rise in satirical literature
• The dissemination of scandal: news culture in early modern France
• Venomous rumours: the scandal of Isabelle de Limeuil
• Word of honour: Françoise de Rohan versus the Duke of Nemours
• The triumph of the matriarch: Anne d'Este, Duchess of Guise, Duchess of Nemours
• Conclusion: a re-assessment of scandal

Details

• NCID: BB21998581
• ISBN:
  • 9781472428219
• LCCN: 2015040011
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: London ; New York
• Pages/Volumes: viii, 224 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PQ239
  • DC23 : 840.9/35844028
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : French literature -- 16th century -- History and criticism
  • LCSH : Scandals in literature
  • LCSH : Catherine de Médicis, Queen, consort of Henry II, King of France, 1519-1589 -- In literature
  • LCSH : Courts and courtiers in literature
  • LCSH : Women in literature
  • LCSH : Sex discrimination -- France -- History -- 16th century
  • LCSH : Women's rights -- France -- History -- 16th century
  • LCSH : Reputation -- France -- History -- 16th century
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA53936463