| Description |
1 online resource (xxxi, 194 pages) : maps |
| Series |
The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Acknowledgments; Series Editors' Introduction; Madame de Villedieu, a Woman on Her Own; Volume Editor's Bibliography; Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière: A Novel; Fragment of a Letter; Part One; Part Two; Part Three; Part Four; Part Five; Part Six; Series Editors' Bibliography |
| Summary |
Known as Madame de Villedieu, Marie-Catherine Desjardins (ca. 1640-83) was a prolific writer who played an important role in the evolution of the early modern French novel. One of the earliest women to write for a living, she defied cultural convention by becoming an innovator and appealing to popular tastes through fiction, drama, and poetry. Memoirs of the Life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière, a semi autobiographical novel, portrays an enterprising woman who writes the story of her life, a complex tale that runs counter to social expectations and novelistic conventions. A striking work, the s |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Villedieu, Madame de, -1683. Mémoires de la vie de Henriette-Sylvie de Molière
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French literature -- 17th century -- Translations into English
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FICTION -- General.
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French literature
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic book
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Translations
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Autobiographical fiction.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Kuizenga, Donna.
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| LC no. |
2003022130 |
| ISBN |
9780226144214 |
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0226144216 |
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1281125482 |
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9781281125484 |
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9786611125486 |
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6611125485 |
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