LEADER 03911nam 2200757 a 450 001 9910451147203321 005 20210608032508.0 010 $a1-281-12591-1 010 $a9786611125912 010 $a0-226-53493-6 024 7 $a10.7208/9780226534930 035 $a(CKB)1000000000408763 035 $a(EBL)408171 035 $a(OCoLC)189769422 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000100135 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11108362 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000100135 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10036769 035 $a(PQKB)11717620 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC408171 035 $a(DE-B1597)523965 035 $a(OCoLC)1049700837 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780226534930 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL408171 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10210012 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL112591 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000408763 100 $a20020513d2002 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAgainst marriage$b[electronic resource] $ethe correspondence of la Grande Mademoiselle /$fedited and translated by Joan DeJean 210 $aChicago $cUniversity of Chicago Press$dc2002 215 $a1 online resource (118 p.) 225 1 $aThe other voice in early modern Europe 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 0 $a0-226-53492-8 311 0 $a0-226-53490-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 73-82) and index. 327 $tFront matter --$tCONTENTS --$tTHE OTHER VOICE IN EARLY MODERN EUROPE: INTRODUCTION TO THE SERIES --$tACKNOWLEDGMENTS --$tINTRODUCTION LA GRANDE MADEMOISELLE --$tMONTPENSIER-MOTTEVILLE CORRESPONDENCE --$tVOLUME EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY --$tSERIES EDITOR'S BIBLIOGRAPHY --$tINDEX 330 $aIn seventeenth-century France, aristocratic women were valued by their families as commodities to be married off in exchange for money, social advantage, or military alliance. Once married, they became legally subservient to their husbands. The duchesse de Montpensier-a first cousin of Louis XIV-was one of very few exceptions, thanks to the vast wealth she inherited from her mother, who died shortly after Montpensier was born. She was also one of the few politically powerful women in France at the time to have been an accomplished writer. In the daring letters presented in this bilingual edition, Montpensier condemns the alliance system of marriage, proposing instead to found a republic that she would govern, "a corner of the world in which . . . women are their own mistresses," and where marriage and even courtship would be outlawed. Her pastoral utopia would provide medical care and vocational training for the poor, and all the homes would have libraries and studies, so that each woman would have a "room of her own" in which to write books. Joan DeJean's lively introduction and accessible translation of Montpensier's letters-four previously unpublished-allow us unprecedented access to the courageous voice of this extraordinary woman. 410 0$aOther voice in early modern Europe. 606 $aPrincesses$zFrance$vCorrespondence 606 $aLadies-in-waiting$zFrance$vCorrespondence 606 $aMarriage 606 $aSex role 607 $aFrance$xHistory$yLouis XIV, 1643-1715 607 $aFrance$xCourt and courtiers$xHistory$y17th century 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aPrincesses 615 0$aLadies-in-waiting 615 0$aMarriage. 615 0$aSex role. 676 $a944/.033/0922 700 $aMontpensier$b Anne-Marie-Louise d'Orle?ans$cduchesse de,$f1627-1693.$0886750 701 $aMotteville$b Franc?oise de$fd. 1689.$0886751 701 $aDeJean$b Joan E$0615743 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910451147203321 996 $aAgainst marriage$91980414 997 $aUNINA