I visited versailles earlier in the year and was anxious to know a bit more about the unfortunate marie antoinette. Marie antoinette the portrait of an average woman by stefan. At the height of his literary career, in the 1920s and 1930s, he was one of the most widely translated and most popular writers in the world. Ebook marie antoinette libro electronico descargar pdf serie. The portrait of an average woman grove great lives by stefan zweig marie antoinette. Stefan zweig gives us his interpretation of one of the best known women in history. The portrait of an average woman by stefan zweig and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Marie antoinette was born as maria antonia of austria 2 november 1755 16 october 1793. The portrait of an average woman grove great lives by stefan zweig, cedar paul, eden paul. This is the number one book recommended by users on goodreads and amazon about the queen of france, and i am certainly going to read it as soon as i can. The reputation of stefan zweig is well established and as a writer he is superb. Zweig analyses the chemistry of a womans soul, from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a queen under the weight of misfortune and history. Louis xvi, marie antoinette and the fall of the french monarchy new york. Sympathetic enough and yet detached, this reconstructed portrait of marie antoinette will stand out, etched sharply against the inadequacy of previous efforts.
Stefan zweigs book has stayed with andrea wulf almost. Marie antoinette, the portrait of an average woman by stefan zweig, 1933, garden city pub. She was archduchess of austria and queen of france yet regardless of this popular belief she was truly only the lover of king louis xvi of france and navarre. The portrait of an average woman chinese edition stefan. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers all about marie antoinette. Marie antoinette ebook by stefan zweig 1230000186828. Antonia frasers lavish and engaging portrait of marie.
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The portrait of an average woman by stefan zweig translated from the german by eden and cedar paul, with a chronology of stefan zweigs life and a bibliography of works by and about stefan zweig in english by randolph klawiter. The portrait of an average woman kindle edition by stefan zweig, eden paul, cedar paul. Mar 03, 2011 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Instead, marie antoinette was just an average woman who was thrust into the marie antoinette is one of historys most famous queens. She became the queen consort of louis xvi of france in 1770. Read marie antoinette the portrait of an average woman by stefan zweig available from rakuten kobo. Famously known as the eighteenthcentury french queen whose excesses have become legend, marie antoinette was. Marie antoinette history from a womans perspective. Married to stefan zweig is among the very small number of womens memoirs from 20th century central europe and an unusual portrait of a marriage anywhere, anytime. Popular marie antoinette books meet your next favorite book. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Stefan zweig also states that marie antoinette was neither a great. Van dyke and starred norma shearer as marie antoinette.
The viking press published the first englishlanguage edition, translated by eden and cedar paul, in 1933. The portrait of an average woman is a dramatic account of the guillotines most famous victim, from the time when as a fourteenyearold she took versailles by storm, to her frustrations. Pdf marie antoinette the portrait of an average woman by. Stefan zweigs book has stayed with andrea wulf almost as if encapsulated in a bubble.
Stefan zweig also states that marie antoinette was neither a great woman nor a woman who deserved to be hated by the revolution. In his biography of marieantoinette he presents a full portrait of the queens personality, her marriage, sexual problems of her husband louis xvi, family betrayals and the maliciousness of the court of versailles. Actually, she was nothing more than an average woman who wanted happines but found herself unlucky to be born in the wrong family in the wrong time. Stefan zweigs book has stayed with andrea wulf almost as. The book was the basis for the 1938 metrogoldwynmayer film, marie antoinette, starring norma shearer. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading marie antoinette. Political perspectives on the ancien regime,marie antoinettes popularity in pamphlet literature though sustained, hadidentifiable peaks of intensity.
A fullbodied biography which bids fair to be the definitive life of that tragic queen the new york times the most influential biography of marie antoinette the guardian. Stefan zweig gives a very compelling and unbiased account of marie s life. This is a fascinating book but no more than i would expect from antonia fraser. French historians regard this book by stefan zweig as the most reliable and accurate version of marie antoinettes life.
Bildnis eines mittleren charakters is a 1932 biography of the french queen marie antoinette by austrian writer stefan zweig. I received a complimentary copy of this ebook from the publisher through. Marie antoinette the portrait of an average woman by stefan zweig, 9784871878555, available at book depository with free delivery. The portrait of an average woman grove great lives by stefan zweig life at the court of louis xvi and marie antoinette has long captivated readers, drawn by accounts of the intrigues and pageantry that came to such a sudden and unexpected end. Zweig analyses the chemistry of a woman s soul, from her intimate pleasures to her public suffering as a queen under the weight of misfortune and history. Marie antoinette, the portrait of an average woman 1933. Life at the court of louis xvi and marie antoinette has long captivated readers, drawn by accounts of the intrigues and pageantry that came to such a sudden and unexpected end. Pdf confessions of marie antoinette download full pdf. The portrait of an average woman is a dramatic account of the guillotines most famous victim, from the time when as a fourteenyearold. Stefan zweig gives a very compelling and unbiased account of maries life. She became the queen consort of louis xvi of france in 1770 her marriage was at first an unhappy one, and it was not properly consummated for. Marie antoinette comes to life in this biography and zweig allows all her follies and disastrous decisions to paint her character as well as her goodness and courage, so that at the end we, the reader, can come to our own conclusions about this woman who made, and still continues to make, such a huge impact in history.
Marie antoinette the portrait of an average woman by. Munro price describes zweig as marie antoinettes first serious biographer see munro price, the road from versailles. Stefan zweig gives a very compelling and unbiased account of maries life, which is written in a very interesting and easy to read style. Top stefan zweig books 24 books meet your next favorite book. Originally published in 1932 and for decades since one of stefan zweigs most popular biographies, this.
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