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- Taking advantage of the early postal system, set up in France in the 17th century, Sévigné sent over 1,000 letters to her daughter over the next 25 years, until her death.
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May 20, 2020 · Taking advantage of the early postal system, set up in France in the 17th century, Sévigné sent over 1,000 letters to her daughter over the next 25 years, until her death.
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French aristocrat and landowner best known for the lively series of letters which she wrote to her daughter over the course of more than 20 years. Name variations: Marie Rabutin-Chantal; Marie de Rabutin Chantal; Madame de Sévigné; Marquise de Sevigne.
- Early Life and Education
- An Unhappy Marriage and Early Widowhood
- Madame de Sévigné’S Iconic Correspondence Begins
- Observations on Madame de Sévigné’S Correspondence
- Preservation and Destruction of Madame’s Letters
Born Marie de Rabutin Chantal in Paris at the Place des Vosges, her father was from an aristocratic Burgundian family, and her mother from the noble Coulanges. While still young, her father was killed in a battle against the English on the Ile de Rhe and her mother died a few years later. After the death of her grandparents, at the age of ten, the ...
In 1644, at the age of eighteen, Marie was married off to Henri, Marquis de Sévigné, scion of a respected Breton family, as his third wife. Now, as Madame de Sévigné, she settled down to marital bliss and the raising of children. However, the bliss was short-lived — the Marquis was a gambler, spendthrift, and adulterer. Seven years into the marriag...
The correspondence for which she became famous started when her daughter, Françoise-Marguerite, moved to Provence with her husband Comte de Grignan, where he could serve as viceroy. The separation from her daughter was shattering. Seeking solace, Madame de Sévigné often wrote to Françoise-Marguerite three times a week, twenty to thirty pages a day....
Madame de Sévigné’s correspondence has been described as important and influential as that of Voltaire. Authors such as Elizabeth Gaskell, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolfconsidered her a model for future women writers. It has been a joy to read these epistles, especially those in the Penguin Classics collection, Madame de Sevigne, Selected Letters...
How did so many of her letters survive? Madame de Sevigne’s cousin Rabutin published many of them in a memoir he wrote just following her death. Over time, others published her correspondence, sometimes edited. The biggest blow to historical preservation was when Madame de Simiane (daughter of Françoise-Marguerite, and granddaughter of de Sévigné) ...
Nov 27, 2022 · LETTERS OF MADAME DE SÉVIGNÉ. FROM 1655 TO 1669. ADDRESSED TO THE COUNT DE BUSSY. [1] LETTER I. In the Country, June 26, 1655. I had no doubt that you would take some opportunity of bidding me adieu, either at my own house or from the camp at Landrecy.
Mme de Sévigné was very close to her daughter, and sent her the first of her famous letters on 6 February 1671. Their correspondence lasted until Mme de Sévigné's death. By 1673, Mme de Sévigné's letters were being copied and circulated.
Openly admitting her idolatrous love for her daughter, Sévigné could not accept the daughter’s absence. The solution was the initiation of a correspondence between mother and daughter, which would eventually include hundreds of letters.
Over the years, Madame de Sévigné wrote 1,700 letters to her daughter. Her letters, which are filled with bright, sharp details, give a better insight into the times than many history books. The correspondence covers about 25 years.
