![]() Maurice Dupin (a direct descendant of Augustus the Strong, king of Poland) was an officer in Napoleon's army when he met Sophie in Italy she was the mistress of an aging general and mother of an illegitimate daughter, Caroline. Proud of her ancestry and social class, the elder Mme Dupin resolved to mold and educate Aurore in the role of the well-born heiress she was. ![]() Charming, but uneducated, the young widow led a lifestyle that was deemed "debauched and wanton" by Sand's grandmother-guardian. Sophie and Aurore had been living with Mme Dupin at her country estate of Nohant in the Berry region, but friction between the Mesdames Dupin led Sophie to return to Paris. After Maurice Dupin died in a riding accident in 1808, the elder Mme Dupin won legal custody of Sand. Her plans to annul the marriage were abandoned, however, when she saw her infant granddaughter, but she persisted in disparaging her "gutter-snipe" daughter-in-law Sophie. The union of her parents was, in the eyes of her paternal grandmother, an abomination. She was born Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin in Paris, on July 1, 1804, the daughter of Maurice Dupin and Sophie Delaborde Dupin. She was described as a "thinking bosom," and her androgynous lifestyle exhibited her duality-a "man's mind" and a woman's sensitivity and desires. An independent, free-thinking woman, Sand was an anomaly, even among sophisticated, worldly Parisian society. But to her admirers, including the French literary elite, she was praised for her prodigious production of novels and plays, and as the originator of the genre of rustic, regional literature in France. She further shocked society by dressing as a man and smoking cigars. Her critics vilified her as a loose woman, a political radical, and a "lioness" who devoured her numerous lovers. Left Nohant for Paris (January 4, 1831) had affair with Alfred de Musset (summer 1833) filed for legal separation from Dudevant (1836) had affair with Frédéric Chopin (1833–1847) wrote plays, tracts, and open letters supporting social change (1848) published Histoire de ma Vie (1854–55).Īurore Dupin Dudevant, also known as George Sand, was a descendant of a king of Poland on her father's side and of a Parisian bird-seller on her mother's. 1823) (with Stéphane Ajasson de Grandsagne) Solange Sand. Born Amandine-Aurore-Lucile Dupin in Paris, France, on Jdied at Nohant (Berry), France, on Jdaughter of Maurice Dupin de Francueil and Antoinette-Sophie-Victoire Delaborde married Baron Casimir Dudevant, on Septem(died March 1871) children: Maurice (b. Name variations: Amandine-Lucile-Aurore Dupin Mme Dudevant. Print run of 1500.French author of over 100 novels, plays, and essays who gained literary fame during her lifetime and infamy for her unconventional lifestyle. Single territory for trade global for academic. Print and/or digital / eBook, including for use in on-line academic databases. ![]() Image for Magazines and Journals Book use Image for Website or Social Media Magazines and Journals ![]() Web display, social media, apps or blogs. Image for Presentation Website or Social Media Personal presentation use or non-commercial, non-public use within a company or organization only. Not for commercial use, not for public display, not for resale. Personal Prints, Cards, Gifts, Reference. Felix Tournachon said Nadar (1820-1910) French Overseas Departments and Territories 19 nineteenth nineteenth nineteenth century Description George Sand (Aurore Dupin, Baronne Dudevant) (1804-1876), French writer, photographed by Nadar around 1865 Photo credit Stefano Bianchetti / Bridgeman Images Keywords
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