Jean-Vincent Blanchard is an associate professor of French literature and politics at Swarthmore College, Swarthmore, Pennsylvania. He is the author of several books published in France; this is his first book published in English.
"Blanchard's captivating biography vividly captures the rise to
power of a seminal figure who was instrumental in creating France
as we know it." --Publishers Weekly (starred review)"Blanchard
gives Cardinal Richelieu a tremendous depth of character through
the re-creation of key, decisive moments over the course of his
courtly career." --Kirkus Reviews"Cardinal Richelieu receives a
more nuanced portrayal from Blanchard.... [he] excels in digging
deep beneath the surface to reveal the extraordinary man who
spawned the legend." --Margaret Flanagan, Booklist"Blanchard paints
a riveting picture of the scope of Richelieu's career.... While the
life of the notorious cardinal is hardly untouched material for
writers, Blanchard's biography is one of few recent treatments of
the subject in English and should be well received by scholars and
general readers with a serious interest in French military or
political history." --Tessa L.H. Minchew, Library Journal"A richly
rewarding study of both an early student of absolute state power,
and how his influence built the foundation for France's domination
of seventeenth-century Europe." --BarnesandNobleReview.com
Blanchard's captivating biography vividly captures the rise to
power of a seminal figure who was instrumental in creating France
as we know it. Publishers Weekly (starred review) Blanchard gives
Cardinal Richelieu a tremendous depth of character through the
re-creation of key, decisive moments over the course of his courtly
career. Kirkus Reviews Cardinal Richelieu receives a more nuanced
portrayal from Blanchard . [he] excels in digging deep beneath the
surface to reveal the extraordinary man who spawned the legend.
Margaret Flanagan, Booklist Blanchard paints a riveting picture of
the scope of Richelieu's career . While the life of the notorious
cardinal is hardly untouched material for writers, Blanchard's
biography is one of few recent treatments of the subject in English
and should be well received by scholars and general readers with a
serious interest in French military or political history. Tessa
L.H. Minchew, Library Journal A richly rewarding study of both an
early student of absolute state power, and how his influence built
the foundation for France's domination of seventeenth-century
Europe. BarnesandNobleReview.com"
Blanchard's captivating biography vividly captures the rise to
power of a seminal figure who was instrumental in creating France
as we know it. "Publishers Weekly (starred review)" Blanchard gives
Cardinal Richelieu a tremendous depth of character through the
re-creation of key, decisive moments over the course of his courtly
career. "Kirkus Reviews" Cardinal Richelieu receives a more nuanced
portrayal from Blanchard . [he] excels in digging deep beneath the
surface to reveal the extraordinary man who spawned the legend.
"Margaret Flanagan, Booklist" Blanchard paints a riveting picture
of the scope of Richelieu's career . While the life of the
notorious cardinal is hardly untouched material for writers,
Blanchard's biography is one of few recent treatments of the
subject in English and should be well received by scholars and
general readers with a serious interest in French military or
political history. "Tessa L.H. Minchew, Library Journal" A richly
rewarding study of both an early student of absolute state power,
and how his influence built the foundation for France's domination
of seventeenth-century Europe. "BarnesandNobleReview.com""
"Blanchard's captivating biography vividly captures the rise to
power of a seminal figure who was instrumental in creating France
as we know it."--"Publishers Weekly" (starred review) "Blanchard
gives Cardinal Richelieu a tremendous depth of character through
the re-creation of key, decisive moments over the course of his
courtly career."--"Kirkus Reviews ""Cardinal Richelieu receives a
more nuanced portrayal from Blanchard.... [he] excels in digging
deep beneath the surface to reveal the extraordinary man who
spawned the legend."--Margaret Flanagan, "Booklist ""Blanchard
paints a riveting picture of the scope of Richelieu's career....
While the life of the notorious cardinal is hardly untouched
material for writers, Blanchard's biography is one of few recent
treatments of the subject in English and should be well received by
scholars and general readers with a serious interest in French
military or political history."--Tessa L.H. Minchew, "Library
Journal " "A richly rewarding study of both an early student of
absolute state power, and how his influence built the foundation
for France's domination of seventeenth-century
Europe."--BarnesandNobleReview.com
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