| The Writings of Agnes of Harcourt: The Life of Isabelle of France and the Letter on Louis IX and Longchamp Contributor(s): Field, Sean (Editor), Field, Sean (Translator) |
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ISBN: 026804404X ISBN-13: 9780268044046 Publisher: University of Notre Dame Press OUR PRICE: $29.70 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2003 Annotation: AGNES OF HARCOURT IS AN IMPORTANT though little known thirteenth-century author. Born into a leading Norman noble family, she became an abbess at the new royal Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, founded just outside of Paris by Isabelle of France, sister of Louis IX. In the 1280s Agnes wrote a substantial biography of Isabelle of France, as well as a brief letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey. These texts were based on Agnes's first-hand observations and contained many lively stories about their royal subjects. Agnes's writings provide a fascinating window on religious life at the court of St. Louis and on the lives of some of the most interesting and powerful men and women of the day. More significantly, they preserve one of the very few female perspectives we have for this period, and, in The Life of Isabelle, offer what is probably the first biography of one woman by another in French. Based on new research into the surviving archives of Longchamp, The Writings of Agnes of Harcourt presents the first English translation of her texts, and the first substantial introduction to her life and work. This critical edition includes both the old French and English versions of the texts. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Europe - Medieval |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2003012369 |
| Series: Notre Dame Texts in Medieval Culture |
| Physical Information: 0.39" H x 5.92" W x 8.68" (0.39 lbs) 120 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - French |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Agnes of Harcourt is an important though little-known 13th-century author. Born into a leading Norman noble family, she became an abbess at the new royal Franciscan abbey of Longchamp, founded just outside of Paris by Isabelle of France, sister of Louis IX. In the 1280s Agnes wrote a substantial biography of Isabelle of France, as well as a brief letter detailing Louis IX's involvement with the abbey. These texts were based on Agnes' first-hand observations and contained many lively stories about their royal subjects of St Louis and on the lives of some of the most interesting and powerful men and women of the day. More significantly, they preserve one of the very few female perspectives we have for this period, and in The Life of Isabelle, offer what is probably the first biography of one woman by another in French. Presents an English translation of her texts and a substantial introduction to her life and work. This critical edition includes both the old French and English versions of the texts. |
Contributor Bio(s): Field, Sean: - Sean L. Field is professor of history at the University of Vermont. |
