{"product_id":"philippe-de-commynes-irit-ruth-kleiman-9781442645622","title":"Philippe de Commynes: Memory, Betrayal, Text","description":"\u003cp\u003ePhilippe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Irit Ruth Kleiman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442645628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442645622\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/22\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Irit Ruth Kleiman","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838300901631,"sku":"9781442645622","price":83.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_b847c782-8c9f-476f-80e7-bfae970abe54.jpg?v=1746589403","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/philippe-de-commynes-irit-ruth-kleiman-9781442645622","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}