Resumen de Vies de palais: Les biographies manuscrites comme manuel de cour
- English
A study of the short accounts on the lives of famous courtiers, particularly those of the 16th century, which were used as teaching aids by the tutors who educated courtiers during the 17th century. Some of these biographies were printed during this period. Most, however, circulated in manuscript form, and were periodically updated as is often the case with handwritten documents of this sort. Closely linked to instructions and advice given to heirs, also in manuscript form, the biographies of courtiers apparently played an important part in the creating of the European aristocratic ethos in the 17th century. The emphasis laid on the words and deeds of famous aristocrats can be seen as a eulogy of the supposedly innate genius of the old nobility, in contrast to the "science" claimed by the emergent jurists, who were competing with the nobility as advisers and agents of royal policy.
- français
Approche des récits brefs de la vie de courtisans célèbres, en particulier du XVI[e] siècle, en tant que recours pédagogique pour les précepteurs formant les courtisans au XVII[e] siècle. Bien que certaines deces biographies aient connu l'impression à leur époque, la majeure partie d'entre elles furent diffusées au moyen de copies manuscrites, bénéficiant ainsi des possibilités d'actualisation inhérentes à ce type d'écriture ad vivum. Étroitement liées aux instructions et conseils aux héritiers, également manuscrits, les biographies de courtisans semblent avoir joué un rôle important dans la création de l'ethos aristocratique européen du XVII[e] siècle. L'accent mis sur les dits et faits célèbres doit être considéré comme un éloge du supposé génie inné de la noblesse d'épée face à la science. Ce dont se targuaient les groupes émergeants de gens de robe qui rivalisaient avec eux comme conseillers et exécutants de la politique royale.
- português
Abordagem das narrativas breves sobre as vidas de cotesâos célebres, em particular do século XVI, enquanto recurso pedagógico para os preceptores que formam os cortesâos no século XVII. A pesar da algunas destas biografias terem sido impresas na época, a maior parte delas foram difundidas por meio de cópias manuscristas, beneficiando assim das posibilidades de actualizaçâo inerentes a este tipo de escrita ad vivium. Intimamente relacionadas com instruÇôes e conselhos aos herdeiros, igualmente manuscritos, as biografias de cortesâos parecem ter representado um papel importante na criaçâo do ethos aristocrático europeu do século XVII. A insistencia nos ditos e feitos célebres debe ser considerada como um elogio do suposto génio inato da nobreza de armas frente à ciencia de que se vanagloriavam os grupos emergentes de magistrados que rivalizavam com eles como conselheiros e ejecutantes da política real.
