Memoirs of the life of Henriette-Sylvie de Molière :: a novel /

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 popul...

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Main Author: Villedieu, Madame de, -1683
Other Authors: Kuizenga, Donna
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
French
Published: Chicago : University of Chicago Press, ©2004.
Series:Other voice in early modern Europe.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
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.
Physical Description:1 online resource (xxxi, 194 pages :)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780226144214
0226144216
1281125482
9781281125484
9786611125486
6611125485

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