An edition of Letters of a Portuguese nun
(2006)
Letters of a Portuguese nun
uncovering the mystery behind a seventeenth-century forbidden love - a historical mystery
1st ed.
by Myriam Cyr
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In 1669, a Paris bookseller published a dainty volume called Portuguese Letters. It was small enough to fit in the palm of a hand, but its passionate story inspired poets and painters for hundreds of years.
The identity of the writer has been the subject of much debate. Were they penned by the French man whose name appears on the original publication? Or were they the work of a 27-year-old Portuguese nun who had been loved and abandoned by a French soldier?
Author Myriam Cyr decided to examine this literary mystery.
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History, correspondence, women authors, love-letters, nun, soldier, war, literary mystery, love, forbidden love, Portugal, Nuns, Biography, Correspondence, Love-letters, Women authorsPeople
Mariana Alcoforado (1640-1723), Gabriel Joseph de Lavergne Guilleragues vicomte de (1628-1685)Times
1640-1723, 1628-1685, 17th centuryShowing 1 featured edition. View all 1 editions?
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Letters of a Portuguese nun: uncovering the mystery behind a seventeenth-century forbidden love - a historical mystery
2006, Hyperion
Hardcover
in English
- 1st ed.
0786869119 9780786869114
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Map on endpapers.
"Miramax books."
Includes bibliographical references (pp.[225]-234).
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