Tender Geographies
Women and the Origins of the Novel in France
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This treatise argues that women writers were the originators of the modern novel in France. It uses the novels of Scudery and Lafayette to illustrate how such works undermined French tradition by suggesting that women had a right to choose their husbands and to lead independent lives.
Author Biography:
Jean DeJean is a Trustee Professor at the University of Pennsylvania. She is the author of Fictions of Sappho (1546-1937) and co-editor, with Nancy Miller of Displacements: Women, Tradition, Literatures in French.
Release date Australia
December 16th, 1993
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- Professional & Vocational
Pages
297
Dimensions
149x224x19
ISBN-13
9780231062312
Product ID
25215274
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