| Description |
1 online resource (xxxiii, 177 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
The other voice in early modern Europe |
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Other voice in early modern Europe.
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| Contents |
Preface; Series Editors' Introduction; List of Abbreviations; Volume Editor's Introduction; Volume Editor's Bibliography; Dialogues; Addresses to Students; Addresses to Faculty; Series Editors' Bibliography; Index |
| Summary |
Born Françoise d'Aubigné, a criminal's daughter reduced to street begging as a child, Madame de Maintenon (1653-1719) made an improbable rise from impoverished beginnings to the summit of power as the second, secret wife of Louis XIV. An educational reformer, Maintenon founded and directed the celebrated academy for aristocratic women at Saint-Cyr. This volume presents the dialogues and addresses in which Maintenon explains her controversial philosophy of education for women. Denounced by her contemporaries as a political schemer and religious fanatic, Maintenon has long been criticized as an |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-167) and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Women -- Education -- Europe -- Early works to 1800
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Women -- Europe -- Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800
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EDUCATION -- Organizations & Institutions.
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Women -- Conduct of life
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Women -- Education
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Onderwijs.
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Vrouwen.
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Europe
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| Genre/Form |
Electronic books
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Early works
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Conley, John J.
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| LC no. |
2004001298 |
| ISBN |
9780226502403 |
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0226502406 |
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9780226502410 |
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0226502414 |
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9780226502427 |
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0226502422 |
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1281125865 |
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9781281125866 |
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9786611125868 |
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6611125868 |
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