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Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works
Marie Le Jars de Gournay
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Paperback. During her lifetime Marie de Gournay was celebrated as one of the seventy most famous women of all time. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. This volume includes previously unpublished work. Translator(s): Hillman, Richard; Quesnel, Colette. Series: Other Voice in Early Modern Europe. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: 2ADF; 3JB; 3JD; DNF; JFSJ1. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 310.
During her lifetime, the gifted writer Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645) was celebrated as one of the "seventy most famous women of all time" in Jean de la Forge's Circle of Learned Women (1663). The adopted daughter of Montaigne, as well as his editor, Gournay was a major literary force and a pioneering feminist voice during a tumultuous period in France. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. Two of these appear here in English for the first time - The Promenade of Monsieur de Montaigne and The Apology for the Woman Writing. ... Read more
During her lifetime, the gifted writer Marie le Jars de Gournay (1565-1645) was celebrated as one of the "seventy most famous women of all time" in Jean de la Forge's Circle of Learned Women (1663). The adopted daughter of Montaigne, as well as his editor, Gournay was a major literary force and a pioneering feminist voice during a tumultuous period in France. This volume presents translations of four of Gournay's works that address feminist issues. Two of these appear here in English for the first time - The Promenade of Monsieur de Montaigne and The Apology for the Woman Writing. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Number of pages
200
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Series
Other Voice in Early Modern Europe
Condition
New
Weight
320g
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226305561
SKU
V9780226305561
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About Marie Le Jars de Gournay
Richard Hillman is professor of English at the Universite Francois-Rabelais de Tours, France. His previous books include Self-Speaking in Medieval and Early Modern English Drama. Colette Quesnel is affiliated with the Universite du Quebec a Montreal. She is the author of Mourir de rire d'apres et avec Rabelais. Together they translated and edited Preface to the Essays of Michel de ... Read more
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