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02876aam a22003978a 4500 001 9DE30DACCCDC11E29536ECE2DAD10320 003 SILO 005 20130604010126 008 120910s2013 onc b 001 0beng 020 $a 1442645628 020 $a 9781442645622 035 $a (OCoLC)810526197 040 $a NLC $b eng $c NLC $d BDX $d BTCTA $d YDXCP $d CDX $d BWX $d FDA $d MUU $d UAB $d OCLCO $d SILO 043 $a e-fr--- 050 4 $a DC106.9.C8 $b K54 2013 055 0 $a DC106.9 C8 $b K54 2012 082 04 $a 944/.027092 $2 23 100 1 $a Kleiman, Irit Ruth, $d 1973-, $e author. 245 10 $a Philippe de Commynes : $b memory, betrayal, text / $c Irit Ruth Kleiman. 260 $a Toronto : $b University of Toronto Press, $c c2013. 263 $a 1212 300 $a viii, 296 p. ; $c 24 cm. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (p. [257]-285) and index. 520 $a "Philippe de Commynes, a diplomat who specialized in clandestine operations, served King Louis XI during his campaign to undermine aristocratic resistance and consolidate the sovereignty of the French throne. He is credited with inventing the political memoir, but his reminiscence has also been described as 'the confessions of a traitor': Commynes had abandoned Louis' rival, the Burgundian duke Charles the Bold, before joining forces with the king. This study provides a literary re-evaluation of Commynes' text - a perennial subject of scandal and fascination - while questioning what the terms 'traitor' or 'betrayed' meant in the context of fifteenth-century France. Drawing on diplomatic letters and court transcripts, Irit Kleiman examines the mutual connections between writing and betrayal in Commynes' representation of Louis' reign, the relationship between the author and the king, and the emergence of the memoir as an autobiographical genre. This study significantly deepens our understanding of how historical narrative and diplomatic activities are intertwined in the work of this iconic, iconoclastic figure."--Publisher's website. 505 0 $a The black box of PeÌronne, or commynes and the canon -- Enseignes: What history writes on the body -- Enseignes: Crosses and coins, bridges and fences -- The prince of talmont -- Paper and parchment -- The treasonous saint-pol -- The voice in the text. 600 10 $a Commynes, Philippe de, $d approximately 1447-1511. 600 10 $a Commynes, Philippe de, $d approximately 1447-1511. $t MeÌmoires. 600 00 $a Louis $b XI, $c King of France, $d 1423-1483 $x Influence. 651 0 $a France $x History $y Louis XI, 1461-1483. 650 0 $a Betrayal $z France $x History $y 15th century. 650 0 $a Historians $z France $v Biography. 650 0 $a Diplomats $z France $v Biography. 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191213013754.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20160826071912.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=9DE30DACCCDC11E29536ECE2DAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search