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Cinq Mars: Immortals Crowned By The French Academy

Cinq Mars: Immortals Crowned By The French Academy

Vigny, Alfred De

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ISBN10: 1162667346
ISBN13: 9781162667348
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 356
Weight: 1.35
Height: 0.74 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Cinq Mars: Immortals Crowned By The French Academy is a historical novel written by Alfred de Vigny. The story is set in the 17th century and follows the life of Henri Coiffier de Ruz�����, Marquis of Cinq-Mars, a young and ambitious nobleman who becomes embroiled in a conspiracy against Cardinal Richelieu, the powerful chief minister of France. As Cinq-Mars rises in power and influence, he becomes increasingly disillusioned with the corrupt and oppressive regime of Richelieu. He joins forces with the Duke of Bouillon and other disaffected nobles to plot against the Cardinal, but their plans are ultimately foiled and Cinq-Mars is executed for treason.The novel explores themes of power, ambition, loyalty, and betrayal, as well as the complex political and social landscape of 17th century France. It is widely regarded as a masterpiece of French literature and was awarded the prestigious Immortals Crown by the French Academy.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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