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Title
The diary of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, 1781-1785 : new evidence of queenship at court / Cinzia Recca.
ISBN
9783319319872 (electronic book)
3319319876 (electronic book)
3319319868
9783319319865
Publication Details
Cham : Springer International Publishing, 2016.
Language
English
Language Note
Includes English translation of the diaries covering the years 1781 to 1785.
Description
1 online resource (422 pages).
Item Number
9783319319865
10.1007/978-3-319-31987-2 doi
Call Number
DG848.37.C3
Dewey Decimal Classification
945.7307092
900
Summary
This work offers a new portrayal of Queen Maria Carolina of Naples as a woman of power with weaknesses and ambitions, and analyzes the Queen's actions, from her political choices to her alliance and betrayals. A careful examination of the period (1781-1785) covered by the diary shows that the daily life of the Queen and offers key evidence of her political acumen and her personal relationships. Recca cross-analyses unpublished personal documents, which include the integral diary and private correspondence. The book focuses on the political influence that Queen Maria Carolina wielded beside her husband, King Ferdinand IV, and the criticism that has been made by contemporary historians and intellectuals who have often tended to discredit the sovereign for personal rather than political reasons.
Note
Editorial CriteriaJournal fromß1 November ofß1781 untilß27 December ofß1781; Journal fromß10 September 1782 untilßtheßend ofßDecember 1782; Journal 1783; Journal 1784; Journal 1785; Notes; Author Index ; Name Index.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
Digital File Characteristics
text file PDF
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Series
Queenship and power.
Preface; Acknowledgements; Contents; Chapter 1: Maria Carolina: Sovereign andßMother; Notes; Chapter 2: Structural Physiognomy, Historical Value of Diaries and the Daily Routine of the Queen; Notes; Chapter 3: Complex Interdependence Between Public and Private Moments: Queenly Audiences, Meetings and Precouncil; Notes; Chapter 4: The Reformist Impulse of John Acton: an Essential Expert in the Service of the Court; Notes; Chapter 5: 1785: Conspiracies and Attempts to Overthrow the Queen; Notes; Chapter 6: Between Praise and Condemnation: A Look at the Historical Debate; Notes; Conclusion.
