Apology for the Woman Writing and Other Works
(Part of the The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe: The Chicago Series Series)
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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...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0226305562
ISBN13:9780226305561
Release Date:March 2002
Publisher:University of Chicago Press
Length:208 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"
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16th Century 17th Century England Europe European France Gender Studies History Literary Criticism Literary Criticism & Collections Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Women in History Women's Studies World LiteratureCustomer Reviews
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