The youth of Madame de Longueville, or new revelations of court and convent in the seventeenth century
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"The youth of Madame de Longueville, or new revelations of court and convent in…" by Victor Cousin is a historical biography written in the mid-19th century. Drawing on unpublished letters and contemporary memoirs, it reconstructs the early life and character of Anne Geneviève de Bourbon, Duchess de Longueville, set against the courts and convents of 17th‑century France, foreshadowing her part in the Fronde and her later turn to penitence.
The opening of the work declares its aim to go beyond earlier lives by unveiling the private Madame de Longueville through newly unearthed correspondence—especially around the Carmelites of the Rue Saint‑Jacques, the Rambouillet circle, her friendships, and her brother Condé—while defending the broader 17th century beyond the reign of Louis XIV. It sketches a three‑part arc: youthful innocence, a brief but intense political phase driven by love for La Rochefoucauld, and a long, austere repentance. A detailed introductory portrait assembles testimoni
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