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- 2008028639 abstract "From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon's favorite sister. Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalized by Antonio Canova's statue, and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese is a fascinating figure in her own right. At the turn of the nineteenth century, she was considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Europe. She shocked the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels, and, most famously, her decision to pose nearly nude for Canova's sculpture. But just as remarkable as Pauline's private life was her fidelity to the emperor (if not to her husbands). No biographer has gone so deeply into the sources or so closely examined one of the seminal relationships of the man who shaped modern Europe. Fraser has cast new light on the Napoleonic era while crafting a dynamic portrait of a mesmerizing woman.--From publisher description.".
- 2008028639 contributor B11105262.
- 2008028639 created "2009.".
- 2008028639 date "2009".
- 2008028639 date "2009.".
- 2008028639 dateCopyrighted "2009.".
- 2008028639 description "From acclaimed biographer Flora Fraser, the brilliant life of Napoleon's favorite sister. Celebrated for her looks, notorious for her passions, immortalized by Antonio Canova's statue, and always deeply loyal to her brother, Pauline Bonaparte Borghese is a fascinating figure in her own right. At the turn of the nineteenth century, she was considered by many to be the most beautiful woman in Europe. She shocked the continent with the boldness of her love affairs, her opulent wardrobe and jewels, and, most famously, her decision to pose nearly nude for Canova's sculpture. But just as remarkable as Pauline's private life was her fidelity to the emperor (if not to her husbands). No biographer has gone so deeply into the sources or so closely examined one of the seminal relationships of the man who shaped modern Europe. Fraser has cast new light on the Napoleonic era while crafting a dynamic portrait of a mesmerizing woman.--From publisher description.".
- 2008028639 description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [269]-274) and index.".
- 2008028639 extent "xvi, 287 p., [12] p. of plates :".
- 2008028639 identifier "0307265447".
- 2008028639 identifier "9780307265449".
- 2008028639 identifier 2008028639-b.html.
- 2008028639 identifier 2008028639-d.html.
- 2008028639 identifier 2008028639-s.html.
- 2008028639 identifier 2008028639.html.
- 2008028639 issued "2009".
- 2008028639 issued "2009.".
- 2008028639 language "eng".
- 2008028639 publisher "New York : Alfred A. Knopf,".
- 2008028639 spatial "France".
- 2008028639 subject "944.05092 B 22".
- 2008028639 subject "Bonaparte, Paolina, 1780-1825.".
- 2008028639 subject "DC216.87 .F73 2009".
- 2008028639 subject "Napoleon I, Emperor of the French, 1769-1821 Family.".
- 2008028639 subject "Princesses France Biography.".
- 2008028639 title "Pauline Bonaparte : Venus of Empire / Flora Fraser.".
- 2008028639 type "text".