Mazarinades circle
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The Mazarinades circle was a loose network of 17th-century French writers and pamphleteers who produced satirical and political tracts criticizing Cardinal Mazarin and royal authority during the Fronde.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
informal literary circle
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pamphleteer network ⓘ political opposition group ⓘ |
| about |
abuses of ministerial power
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civil unrest during the Fronde ⓘ foreign influence at French court ⓘ taxation policies in France ⓘ |
| activeDuring |
Fronde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
reign of Louis XIV (minority) ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
Parisian elites
ⓘ
literate commoners ⓘ urban reading public ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
delegitimization of Mazarin
ⓘ
emergence of a political public sphere in France ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
libel literature
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political pamphlet ⓘ satirical pamphlet ⓘ |
| hasPart | mazarinades NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasQuality |
anonymous authorship common
ⓘ
clandestine publication ⓘ loosely organized ⓘ politically engaged literature ⓘ satirical tone ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Thirty Years' War aftermath
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crisis of royal finances in mid-17th-century France ⓘ |
| influenced |
French political journalism
ⓘ
development of public opinion in France ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier French satirical traditions ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| location |
Paris
ⓘ
Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Cardinal Mazarin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork | mazarinades ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Cardinal Mazarin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
absolutist monarchy ⓘ royal authority ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment |
Frondeurs
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
anti-ministerial ⓘ |
| temporalLocation | 17th century ⓘ |
| typicalForm |
dialogue pamphlet
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mock letter ⓘ short tract ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
broadsheet
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ephemeral print ⓘ printed pamphlet ⓘ |
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