TY - EJOUR TI - Mme de Sévigné and the old romances T2 - Cahiers de recherches médiévales et humanistes - Journal of Medieval and Humanistic Studies 2021 – 1, n° 41. varia DO - 10.48611/isbn.978-2-406-11996-8.p.0345 SN - 2273-0893 AB - A great reader, Mme de Sévigné was fond of interminable romances and thus showed her attachment to romanesque forms dating back to the Middle Ages. By browsing through her correspondence, one discovers the extent of her readings, which include both the latest fashionable novels and older texts. References to medieval literature itself are rare, but they prove her familiarity with the long history of the French romance. PY - 2021 DA - 2021/07/07 DP - Classiques Garnier PB - Classiques Garnier KW - fictional narratives, correspondence, reading, Middle Ages, Sévigné UR - https://classiques-garnier.com/cahiers-de-recherches-medievales-et-humanistes-journal-of-medieval-and-humanistic-studies-2021-1-n-41-varia-mme-de-sevigne-and-the-old-romances.html Y2 - 2024/07/18 ER -