Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon
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| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:literary_work
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| gptkbp:adaptations |
adapted into plays and films
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| gptkbp:author |
gptkb:Louis_de_Rouvroy,_Duke_of_Saint-Simon
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| gptkbp:available_in |
digital format
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| gptkbp:contains |
personal anecdotes
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| gptkbp:critical_reception |
varied over time
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| gptkbp:focus |
political intrigues
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| gptkbp:genre |
gptkb:memoir
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| gptkbp:historical_period |
17th and 18th centuries
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| gptkbp:historical_significance |
provides insight into the French aristocracy
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Memoirs of the Duke of Saint-Simon
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| gptkbp:influence |
influenced later historical writing
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| gptkbp:influenced |
historical documentaries
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| gptkbp:inspired |
historical novels
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| gptkbp:language |
gptkb:French
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| gptkbp:length |
multiple volumes
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Louis_XIV
gptkb:Madame_de_Maintenon the Duke of Orleans the Marquise de Pompadour the Prince de Conti |
| gptkbp:notable_for |
detailed accounts of the reign of Louis XIV
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| gptkbp:notable_themes |
gptkb:historical_memory
gptkb:social_hierarchy the passage of time the role of women in society the role of the observer the exploration of identity the art of storytelling betrayal and loyalty the importance of context courtly manners the impact of war personal ambition the search for truth the role of the historian the role of the individual in history the nature of history the complexity of human relationships the impact of culture the fragility of power the legacy of the past the significance of memory the nature of friendship the influence of religion the significance of place the nature of power dynamics power and privilege the relationship between history and literature the interplay of fact and fiction |
| gptkbp:published |
first published in 1789
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| gptkbp:published_by |
the publisher of the time
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| gptkbp:style |
first-person narrative
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| gptkbp:subject |
French court life
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| gptkbp:translated_into |
multiple languages
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Henri_of_France
gptkb:Louis_de_Rouvroy,_2nd_Duke_of_Saint-Simon gptkb:Louis_LIII_of_France |
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