Condé in Context: Ideological Change in Seventeenth-century FranceLouis II de Bourbon (1621-86), known as Le Grand Conde, stood alongside Richelieu and Mazarin as one of the key figures who shaped the reign of Louis XIV. In response to profound upheavals in their world, his contemporaries looked to him to satisfy their need for a hero. Originally the warrior-hero par excellence, Conde was redefined by successive generations as the ideal subject of the absolutist state, as the epitome of civilized behaviour and, finally, as the exemplar of the triumph of faith over reason. In this first detailed study in English of Le Grand Conde's significance for his contemporaries, Mark Bannister reveals the complexity of the ideological patterns forming and reforming in seventeenth-century France, and the perennial need to believe in the existence of an iconic figure, incarnating new values as they emerge. |
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Page 183
... heroism that might manifest itself in the actual conduct of war and the superhuman gloire to which warfare could be a contributory factor but to which only a hero - king could aspire . That was the ethos in which Condé had been granted ...
... heroism that might manifest itself in the actual conduct of war and the superhuman gloire to which warfare could be a contributory factor but to which only a hero - king could aspire . That was the ethos in which Condé had been granted ...
Page 184
... heroism had given way to the realization that orgueil was as likely to be the motivating factor behind action as fierté , amour - propre as much as amour de soi , vanité as much as honneur . Had not Condé himself been accused in 1650 of ...
... heroism had given way to the realization that orgueil was as likely to be the motivating factor behind action as fierté , amour - propre as much as amour de soi , vanité as much as honneur . Had not Condé himself been accused in 1650 of ...
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... heroism derived from valeur was no longer the mark of true greatness . Condé had all the intellectual gifts ( raison , une pureté de goût , un esprit fort audessus des esprits les plus élevez , etc. ) and all the human qualities ...
... heroism derived from valeur was no longer the mark of true greatness . Condé had all the intellectual gifts ( raison , une pureté de goût , un esprit fort audessus des esprits les plus élevez , etc. ) and all the human qualities ...
Contents
Introduction | 1 |
The Old Order | 7 |
The Natural Order of the State | 37 |
Copyright | |
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Conde in Context: Ideological Change in Seventeeth-century France Mark Bannister Limited preview - 2017 |
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A.C. Série action Aduis aristocratic army auec autres battle behaviour bien c'est campaign Cardinal Mazarin Chantilly château claimed cœur command Condé Paris Conseil Court Crown d'Alexandre d'vn declared Discours Duc d'Anguien enemy Enghien ensure épée esprit estoit fait fidèles France Franche-Comté françois French Fronde gloire glory Governor Grand guerre Henri de Bourbon hero heroic heroism Histoire hommes honnêteté Hôtel de Condé iconic ideological interests king king's l'Estat l'histoire la Fronde Lerida Lettre livres Louis de Bourbon Louis XIII Louis XIV Louis's mazarinists Mémoires mesme Messieurs military monarchy Monseigneur le Duc Monseigneur le Prince Monsieur le Prince moral nobility nobles noblesse d'épée Orléans Palais Parlement passé passions peut political politiques Premier Prince Prince de Condé Prince du Sang qu'elle qu'il qu'on Queen raison rebellion Richelieu rien Rocroi rôle s'est siege social status sublimity temps Thionville tout troops Turenne veritable vertu Victoires victory vols
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The Triumph of Pleasure: Louis XIV and the Politics of Spectacle Georgia Cowart Limited preview - 2008 |