Letters from the Pyrenees
Mendez de Haro Y Guzman, Don Luis. Ed(S): Williams, Lyn
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Description for Letters from the Pyrenees
Paperback. In 1659, Luis de Haro met with Cardinal Jules Mazarin to conclude a peace treaty that would end over twenty years of war. The hitherto unpublished letters sent by Haro to Philip IV offer an account of the negotiations that diverges from Mazarin's reports. This edition offers a mix of the original letters and summaries, as well as explanatory notes. Editor(s): Williams, Lyn. Series: Exeter Hispanic Texts. Num Pages: 147 pages. BIC Classification: 1DSE; 3JD; BGH; HBJD; HBLH. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 210. Weight in Grams: 250.
In 1659, Luis de Haro met with Cardinal Jules Mazarin in the Pyrenees to conclude a peace treaty and marriage agreement that would end over twenty years of war between Spain and France. The hitherto unpublished letters which Haro sent to Philip IV from the peace conference are fascinating to read and offer an account of the negotiations that often diverges radically from what Mazarin reports in his letters to the French court. This edition offers a mix of the original letters and summaries of the letters, as well as numerous explanatory notes and an introduction that sets the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Exeter Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
147
Condition
New
Series
Exeter Hispanic Texts
Number of Pages
147
Place of Publication
Exeter, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780859896924
SKU
V9780859896924
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About Mendez de Haro Y Guzman, Don Luis. Ed(S): Williams, Lyn
Lynn Williams is a senior lecturer in Spanish, University of Exeter.
Reviews for Letters from the Pyrenees
"This book is not only important but riveting . . . All the letters are summarised here in English, and 25 are printed in full. None are translated. Williams has performed miracles in deciphering the handwriting. The printed text is readable and largely intelligible: it has been slightly cleaned up, such that philologists can trust the vocabulary, syntax, morphology and ... Read more